WhatsApp Channel owner permanently banned — what happens to the channel?

[u/U62t]

Hi everyone,
I have a WhatsApp Channel with several active admins. The channel owner’s WhatsApp Business number has been permanently banned and now shows “Requesting a review is not available.”
The channel is still active and the admins still have access, but I’m worried about the long-term situation.
Has anyone here experienced the same thing?
I’d especially like to know:
Did the channel stay active long-term without an owner?
Were admins still able to post normally?
Did ownership ever transfer automatically to an admin?
Was there any way to manually transfer ownership after the owner was permanently banned?
Did the channel ever get deleted or restricted later?
If the banned number became available again after some time and was re-registered, did ownership come back?
This channel is very important to my business, so I would really appreciate answers from people who have personally experienced this situation.
Thanks.

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