Pending License Renewal
The station has been waiting for renewal of its FCC license since 2007, the same year two petitions to deny the renewal of the license was submitted. New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and media watchdogs, who filed a complaint in November 2009 with the FCC, say that WWOR's performance was "clearly inadequate to meet its public interest obligations" and question the truthfulness of its application. It was announced on February 17, 2011 that News Corporation, parent company of WWOR-TV, is under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission to determine whether the company misrepresented information about Channel 9's news operations and programming during a review of the station's license. News Corp had 30 days to respond to the allegations. If News Corporation (parent company of Fox Television Stations Group, owner of WNYW and WWOR), which denies any wrongdoing, is found to have lied to the commission, it could potentially lose its license to operate both WWOR-TV and sister station WNYW, and company executives who are found to have provided false information could face jail time or be imposed with fines. There are claims that FOX Television Stations Group and WWOR had misrepresented the number of station employees in the state, and failed to mention that it had reduced local news coverage from 36.5 to 27.5 minutes. Legal representation hired by the channel has stated that the station has fulfilled its commitments.
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