FCC Rejects Miami License Challenges

FCC REJECTS MIAMI LICENSE CHALLENGES
[SOURCE: tvnewsday]
The FCC dismissed the United Church of Christ’s 2004 petitions to deny the license renewals of the CBS and NBC O&Os in Miami -- WFOR and WTVJ, respectively -- because the CBS and NBC networks refused to air a UCC anti-discrimination spot. In dismissing the petition, the FCC said it cannot deny the license renewal of a station for decisions made by its network or by other stations. WFOR and WTVJ may have decided to air the spot if it had the opportunity, the FCC said. In any event, “Congress…has expressly limited the scope of the license renewal inquiry to matters occurring at the particular station for which license renewal is sought,” the FCC said.
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/08/07/daily.5/

* FCC Denies United Church of Christ License Challenges
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