A Federal Communications Commission official speaks at a 2013 consumer workshop, a file photo.Photo: “April 17, 2013 Bill Shock and Cramming Workshop - Michael Carowitz, Acting Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission” by Federal Communications Commission, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The network argues the regulator’s move against all eight of its local stations is retaliation for coverage the president dislikes; the agency says it is enforcing the public interest.