TV affiliates aren’t seeking FCC enforcement action against netwo...
TV affiliates aren’t seeking FCC enforcement action against networks, Network Affiliated Stations Alliance (NASA) said in letter to FCC Chmn. Powell. As result, it said, NASA petition (CD March 9 p2) shouldn’t be treated as restricted proceeding because that…
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would “deprive members of the public of the opportunity to comment” on it. “NASA did not seek to pursue… complaints against the networks or seek forfeitures,” NASA lawyers said. “Its goal was, and remains, a stronger, fairer, healthier network/affiliate relationship.” Affiliates want FCC to rule on questions such as whether terminating affiliate status upon station sale or requiring carriage of network programming violate FCC rules, they said. Letter said “procedural formalities” of enforcement process weren’t needed and “would inject a punitive element.”