Two groups’ challenge to an FCC decision paving...
Two groups’ challenge to an FCC decision paving the way for Tribune’s privatization in 2007 by real-estate investor Sam Zell was mostly dismissed by the agency, acting Thursday after a draft circulated in late 2012. Commissioners approved an order saying…
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the Media Alliance (MA) and United Church of Christ (UCC) had standing to challenge in additional markets the deal, which preceded the newspaper, TV and radio station owner’s bankruptcy. But the agency, also as expected (CD Nov 26/12 p1), left the rest of the order in place. That the two groups “had standing to contest Tribune’s waiver requests does not, however, alter any other decisions” made in the order “because the Commission considered and addressed all of UCC/MA’s substantive arguments there,” said the order on reconsideration (http://fcc.us/MlYgyp). “The Commission did this by treating UCC/MA as an informal objector to the extent they had not demonstrated standing.” A newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership waiver and license renewals for Tribune were left in place. A lawyer for UCC had no immediate comment.