US FCC will release public comments on bid to deny Fox TV station license renewal

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission in an unusual move on Wednesday said it would publicly release comments on a bid by an advocacy group to deny the renewal of a licence for Fox Television Stations’ Philadelphia station.

The Media and Democracy Project in July asked the U.S. telecom regulator to deny a licence renewal for WTXF-TV in Philadelphia, saying Fox News aired “false information about election fraud” about the 2020 presidential election and arguing it sowed discord and contributed “to harmful and dangerous acts on January 6” at the U.S. Capitol. Reuters