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In reply to the discussion: FCC is launching process to strip FOX News in Philly of its broadcasting license for pushing big lie [View all]onenote
(43,254 posts)A petition to deny the license renewal application of Fox 29 in Philadelphia was filed in July. The FCC, in August, issued a public notice allowing members of the public to comment in writing, pro or con, on the petition. However, the FCC has not designated the license renewal for an evidentiary hearing (or any other kind of hearing ) -- a necessary step before the license renewal could be denied. In 2007, the renewal of other Fox licenses was challenged. The FCC put out a public notice allowing the public to comment in that situation as well. And when all was said and done, the FCC decided, without having designated the matter for an evidentiary hearing, to grant the the renewals.
For the record, I've practiced communications law before the FCC for over four decades.