 Courier Communications filed a request for silent authority with the FCC, as Courier and Radio Multi-Media have entered litigation, due to ongoing disputes and removal of station equipment.Although Courier did announce plans to return WNOV to the airwaves once replacement equipment is in place, the company filed another STA on March 29, 2012, which could leave the station off the air until March 2013, which means that if the station does not return to air before then or the litigation is not resolved, the license is returned to the FCC and could be deleted (the station's license expires on December 31, 2012, another reason the STA was requested).In May 2012, WNOV resumed broadcasting but it is not clear at this point whether the return is only temporary.