Television station WWOR is failing New Jersey viewers, U.S. Sen.
Frank Lautenberg said Wednesday. Lautenberg testified at a Federal
Communications Commission hearing on whether the station, which is
licensed in Secaucus, should get a new broadcast license. The state’s
senior U.S. senator asked for the hearing last summer and the federal
agency agreed, even though it has not held a license renewal hearing
for an existing station in ages.
Lautenberg said WWOR Channel 9, which covers in the New York-northern
New Jersey market, does not adequately cover issues of importance to
New Jerseyans. Lautenberg, a Democrat, asked the FCC to impose
stricter standards on the Fox-owned station as a condition of license
renewal. Audrey Pass, a spokeswoman for Channel 9, said the station
was proud of its New Jersey coverage.
“We believe we serve the state well, and we were happy with tonight’s
forum. We were glad to hear from different people in the community
and have the opportunity to respond to their questions, concerns and
suggestions. It was very helpful to hear from them and demonstrate
how we serve New Jersey’s diverse communities.”
Pass said that at Wednesday’s hearing, the station provided FCC
officials with additional documentation that detailed its various
community outreach programs and news coverage of the Garden State.
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On Dec 16, 2007, at 8:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/16/2007 7:50:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Kevin Martin, Chair of the FCC is proposing to re-regulate radio
and TV.
According to all news outlets I seen, Martin is calling for a vote
on Tuesday which would further deregulate -- allowing for
"newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership" which would allow a few
companies to swallow up more local media in hundreds of cities and
towns. (Yahoo)
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