What would it take to restore the Fairness Doctrine?

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53. The Red Lion case did not result in the forfeiture of a license.

The Red Lion case arose out of a claim by an individual that he had been the target of a "personal attack" broadcast by the station. Under the personal attack prong of the fairness doctrine, he was entitled to free time to respond. The station refused, he complained to the FCC and the FCC sided with the complainant, issuing an order directing the station to send a tape, transcript, or summary of the broadcast to the complainant and offer him free reply time. The station challenged that order and, ultimately, the Supreme Court ruled the FD, and the FCC order, were constitutional.

I believe that only one station, WLBT, ever lost its license permanently on fairness grounds and that was a particularly egregious case. For the most part, the actual impact of the FD was not nearly as significant as is sometimes suggested.