 On May 11, 2018, Lash announced he was withdrawing his agreement to purchase the station, as much of the station's equipment had been stolen during the winter of 2018 and the telecommunications providers in the area were unable or unwilling to provide a studio/transmitter link to the broadcast tower.Under the terms of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Grant had until the end of 2018 to find another buyer and put the station back on the air before its license would be forfeited.WSPQ's license was cancelled on August 27, 2019.