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cali

(114,904 posts) Wed May 2, 2012, 11:32 AM May 2012

CREW asks the FCC to revoke Fox's broadcast license

Ethics watchdog asks FCC to revoke Fox's broadcast licenses
By Andrew Feinberg - 05/02/12 09:56 AM ET

An ethics watchdog group is using the hacking scandal in the United Kingdom to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to cancel Fox's broadcast licenses.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government (CREW) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday, arguing that U.S. law states that broadcast airwaves shall only be licensed to people of "good character" and used "in the public interest."

They're asking the FCC to revoke broadcast licenses for the 27 stations the Fox network owns in the United States.

Rupert Murdoch heads News Corp., the parent company of Fox. Murdoch's former newspaper, News of the World, is under investigation in England for allegedly bugging phones in order to obtain stories.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/224953-ethics-watchdog-asks-fcc-to-revoke-foxs-broadcast-licenses

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CREW asks the FCC to revoke Fox's broadcast license (Original Post) cali May 2012 OP

Excellent. redqueen May 2012 #1

Yes - once we get rid of Fox we will be back to the glorious days when we had only el_bryanto May 2012 #2

Please let this gain some traction. BumRushDaShow May 2012 #3

... and ask SEC to revoke NEWS CORP from trading or go down to 0.01 in valuation. anti-alec May 2012 #4

Only one Facebook like? Shame. Bennyboy May 2012 #5

Futily recommending out of some kind of dim hope that we could get our media back. Gregorian May 2012 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #7

I despair that this will come to anything but ... K&R. Important. n/t the_chinuk May 2012 #8

I think they are guilty of misleading.. jimmydwight May 2012 #9

"in the public interest"? Corporations are people, my friend! Lost-in-FL May 2012 #10

I am not aware the FauxNews is broadcasted over the air. TexasProgresive May 2012 #11

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

1. Excellent.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 11:36 AM

May 2012

K&R

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

2. Yes - once we get rid of Fox we will be back to the glorious days when we had only

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 11:36 AM

May 2012

people of "good character" who were acting "in the public interest," in the media. I mean The history of TV is just one long rolecall of wonderfully good charactered people doing wonderfully good things.

Bryant

BumRushDaShow

(129,426 posts)

3. Please let this gain some traction.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 11:41 AM

May 2012

I expect Morbid Murdy would hand it over to the devil Ailes (on paper) but any disruption to their foul noise machine would be welcome.

anti-alec

(420 posts)

4. ... and ask SEC to revoke NEWS CORP from trading or go down to 0.01 in valuation.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 11:53 AM

May 2012

..ask the INS to revoke Murdoch's citizenship and deported back to Australia.

..ask the DEA to check James Murdoch's house for illegal drugs.

..ask IRS to do an complete audit on News Corp's finances and penalize them at the maximum, plus interest dating back to when Murdoch moved to the US.

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

5. Only one Facebook like? Shame.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 12:29 PM

May 2012

This is how things get going. Facebook and other social media. Hit it and hit it often.

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)

6. Futily recommending out of some kind of dim hope that we could get our media back.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 12:40 PM

May 2012

But I'm sure as hell not holding my breath.

One can dream. But then I'm still dreaming about the Hague for Bush and the bankers who slaughtered our economy...

Uncle Joe

(58,415 posts)

7. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 01:47 PM

May 2012

Thanks for the thread, cali.

the_chinuk

(332 posts)

8. I despair that this will come to anything but ... K&R. Important. n/t

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 01:48 PM

May 2012

jimmydwight

(41 posts)

9. I think they are guilty of misleading..

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 01:54 PM

May 2012

I think they are guilty of misleading their viewers.

Lost-in-FL

(7,093 posts)

10. "in the public interest"? Corporations are people, my friend!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 01:56 PM

May 2012

TexasProgresive

(12,158 posts)

11. I am not aware the FauxNews is broadcasted over the air.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 03:06 PM

May 2012

As far as I know it is only cable and satellite. I don't believe a cable only channel has to acquire an FCC license.

So enjoy the popcorn but that's all you will get out of this story.

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