Fox: 'No Justification' for WTXF Renewal Delay
The numerous testimonials from local residents and public officials supporting the renewal of Fox's TV station WTXF Philadelphia “stand in stark contrast” to the “continued stunts” of the Media and Democracy Project, Fox said in an ex parte filing posted…
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in docket 23-293 Wednesday. FCC rules require the agency to consider "four specific categories of non-FCC conduct" as relevant to the character of a licensee, “none of which pertain to anything alleged by MAD,” Fox said. Those categories are criminal convictions, mass-media antitrust violations, crimes involving false statements to other government entities, and “egregious” misconduct. MAD’s recent request that the FCC grant it access to nonpublic court documents related to defamation cases against Fox (see: 2403040080) to bolster its arguments shows that MAD admits it hasn’t adequately made its case, Fox said. “Whether ‘bolster[ed]’ or not, such allegations are irrelevant to this proceeding,” Fox said. “Put simply, there is no justification for continued delay, and the Commission should move swiftly to conclude this proceeding by granting Fox 29 Philadelphia’s license renewal application.” MAD didn’t comment.