The FCC has issued “Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture” regarding the ownership of WPIX that imposes heavy fines on Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting for ownership violations. The ruling also orders Mission to sell the station within the next year.
The FCC is fining Nexstar $1,224,790 and Mission $612,395 for the violations. It is also seeking to remedy the ownership issues by having Mission either sell WPIX in New York to an independent third party that has no relationship to Nexstar or to have Nexstar buy WPIX and divest other stations so it is under the ownership cap.
