TheFCCalso fined the company $1.2 million.
Nexstar, the No.
1 owner of U.S. TV stations, acquired control of The CW in 2022.
WPIX-TV in New YorkNoam Galai/Getty Images
The company has operated WPIX since 2020 under a local marketing agreement with Mission.
The facts are that Nexstar has always complied with FCC regulations.
Comcast had filed a complaint over the WPIX ownership.
The record here reflects a situation where a company exceeds this threshold, she said in a statement.
Unless and until Congress changes this law, it is the responsibility of this agency to enforce it.
Brendan Carr, one of two Republicans on the commission, issued a concurring statement.
We need to be careful that we do not undermine reasonable reliance on prior FCC decisions.
