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EGAD! I found this folder in an about-to-be tossed bankers box at the station.

Yeah, it seems to be more aimed at whether the owner should be allowed the privilege to own a local television station, not whether the specific station has screwed up. I doubt it will go anywhere but it is an interesting attempt to hold Fox accountable wherever possible.

Yes...I agree that they need scrutiny, but actual examples are needed here. The FTS stations are ultimately controlled at the local level by local people, and though some of the stations did carry the full FNC coverage of January 6's events (including the commentary), many (like WITI) saw it, immediately stopped the simulcast, and actively try to keep Rupert and Suzanne Scott from hijacking their agenda fully because they answer to local viewers first. Agreed that the WWOR example definitely needs to be taken seriously, but if you're going to go after a license renewal, go with a station that's questionable like KTSP (Kari Lake), WJBK (the most low-effort news division out of all of FTS's stations), or WTVT (their past chicanery). WTXF actually has local programming beyond news and I don't forsee the challenge winning because of their programming, and mainly because WTXF's news division is okay at best and most viewers in the market (outside the Eagles) are entrenched with either 6ABC (which has a strong 10pm on WPHL) or WCAU, with the outliers sticking with KYW. Also it's 2023...just throwing up random examples isn't going to work in a day when newscasts are cataloged and timestamped in full online, and in multiple places, like YouTube and Fox's own sites. We're no longer in the days where we have to write Burell's Transcripts and pay $10 for a copy of one. It's easy enough to build your case with actual clips and proper research.

I am more than happy to criticize Fox News Channel for false reporting. That being said, this screams of being a publicity stunt that goes after the wrong target. Where in the petition does it say that Fox spread misinformation on WTXF, or for that matter, any of their TV stations? If they don’t have evidence of that, they’re wasting everyone’s time. By all means, go after Fox News, but don’t actively miss the forest for the trees.

This is all ridiculous, and in a way a violation of the first amendment . No one understands that difference between Fox local and the national. The same could be said for NBC and MSNBC. KSAZ is fine even with the Kari Lake saga, the news on many stations is pretty neutral, KTTV has started going into a more serious news format though I’ve never seen them be as neutral and tough on politics if it was with a republican controlled city though LA will never switched ideologies and it isn’t republican. WJBK along with KRIV has been good at producing other programming FOX literally told stations to do opinion programming Let It Rip in Detroit, the Isiah Factor on KRIV, the Issue is on KTTV, Street Soldiers on WNYW. I’ve seen no misinformation on any stations. Say what you wanna say Fox Stations are pretty neutral this is a bogus nonsense idea. Also FOX News Special Reports are normally anchored by another anchor in a another studio and separate from Fox News. Shoot KTTV during the last 2 Trump Indictments in New York and Miami they have been doing it’s own coverage really because both Trump appearance were in the 1pm and 2pm which it was still in the morning west coast time so in the middle of Good Day LA they would sometimes bring in the join FOX during coverage but they mostly did there own coverage.

I can get on board with going after WWOR or KSAZ, but just out of curiosity, what has WTVT done wrong? And WJBK isn’t a great station imo either, but I don’t think that’s enough to revoke the license. I can get behind that, but only if this group shows specific evidence that Fox has neglected/mismanaged their local TV stations. Mismanagement at Fox News still doesn’t equal mismanagement at the stations, and I really don’t think this public posturing serves the public interest at all.

The question is the same British regulators looked at. In light of all the revelations- is Fox worthy of holding broadcast licenses of its stations and duopolies? Despite being locally run they take direction and are owned by Fox. Their role in broadcasting false information and more begs the question.

Hopefully the first of several, including forcing to sell duopolies like what was once WWOR, now, not worth anything.

FCC has no jurisdiction over what airs on cable channels.

The Media and Democracy Project has filed a petition against WTXF's license renewal, citing Fox News Channel's settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over lies made by FNC hosts about Dominion's operations, as well as the cable channel's coverage of the 1/6/21 riots. Featuring testimony from former FBC executive Preston Padden, the petition impugns Fox Corporation's appropriateness to hold broadcast licenses and takes issue with Fox News-produced national footage that has aired on the station, but it does not bring up any material produced in Philadelphia. It is implied that the group will file other petitions against the rest of FTS as their renewals come up.

Interesting.. they seem to update/get new sets more than any other station in NYC.. how long have they been on their current one?

I blame the treatment of content as disposable as why TV is going down the drain.

Frank Field, longtime WNBC (and WCBS and finally WWOR) has passed away at age 100: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/pioneering-former-wnbc-meteorologist-dr-frank-field-dies-at-100/4471040/