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Jon Lafayette

FCC Orders Mission To Sell WPIX New York, Fines Nexstar $1.2 Million

WPIX studios in Manahattan.

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Mission Broadcasting to sell WPIX New York and fined Nexstar Media Group more than $1.2 million because Nexstar has taken de facto control of the station in violation of agency rules.

The agency also ordered Mission to pay a forfeiture of $612,395 for rules violations, the maximum allowed.

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