In response to an FCC ruling in March proposing a $1.2 million fine against Nexstar and a ruling that Mission Broadcasting sell WPIX, Nexstar has filled a response arguing that the FCC’s Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) “is unlawful and the proposed forfeiture, divestiture obligations, and other requirements must be canceled and the NAL vacated in its entirety.”
The filing came in response to a March 21 ruling by the FCC that imposed heavy fines on Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting for ownership violations. The FCC imposed fines on Nexstar of $1,224,790 and Mission $612,395 for the violations. It is also sought 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.
