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[20 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | ]

By Brian Stelter, The New York Times

Progressive activists and public interest groups have long blasted Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation for political biases. But in recent weeks they have seized on a new and more tangible reason to call for the revocation of his TV licenses and the breakup of his [...]

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[18 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]
FCC Investigating If Fox Lied in License Application for New Jersey TV Station

By The Wrap
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation to determine if Fox made stretched the truth when it applied to renew its license to operate a New Jersey television station in August of 2009.
Fox has 30 days to respond to allegations that it misrepresented the number of hours of [...]

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[18 Jan 2006 | No Comment | ]

MAP has filed _Replies_ to the Broadcasters’ _Oppositions_ to MAP’s license renewal challenges in Chicago and Milwaukee. The _Replies_ urge the FCC to conduct a hearing to review the stations’ performance and failure to cover non-federal election issues during the 2004 election.
Read the <txp:file_download_link id=”149″>Chicago Reply Comments</txp:file_download_link>
Read the <txp:file_download_link id=”150″>Milwaukee Reply Comments </txp:file_download_link>
MAP has filed [...]