The American Cable Association filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission requesting that the agency require Sinclair Broadcast Group to file early renewal applications for four of its stations [WJLA (ABC, Washington, DC), WBFF (Fox, Baltimore, MD), WSET (ABC, Lynchburg, VA), and WTVZ (MyTVZ, Norfolk, VA)].
The FCC ruled that there are substantial and material questions as to whether Sinclair is qualified to be a broadcast licensee. There is only one way to resolve these questions in a transparent manner that allows public participation: a hearing on the renewal of Sinclair’s broadcast television licenses.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
President Donald Trump said that the United States should launch its own state-run cable TV network that would compete with CNN for viewers across the globe, a suggestion that prompted comparisons to networks run by the governments of Russia and China. In afternoon tweets, President Trump said, "While CNN doesn’t do great in the United States based on ratings, outside of the U.S. they have very little competition. Throughout the world, CNN has a powerful voice portraying the United States in an unfair....and false way.
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