FCC Rejects Call for Chicago Stations' License Denial

FCC REJECTS CALL FOR CHICAGO STATIONS' LICENSE DENIAL
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
The Federal Communications Commission rejected Third Coast Press' attempt to halt the license renewal of all 18 Chicago market TV stations, saying the progressive newspaper didn't prove its charge that the stations have been "systematically negligent" in serving the public service. The publication filed its petition to deny a year ago, contending that the stations had provided inadequate public affairs coverage and children's programming and that they had engaged in "hypercommercialism." It also argued that the stations had emphasized "police actions, crime and celebrity trivia" in newscasts over information that would promote debate on important issues, particularly the Iraq war, and had aired few news programs featuring African American commentators.
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* See FCC ruling: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-2503A1.doc

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