Gray Syndicated Exclusivity Waiver Denied
The FCC Media Bureau denied Gray Television’s request for a waiver of the network nonduplication and syndicated exclusivity rules to allow it to exercise exclusivity rights against West Virginia stations WOWK-TV Huntington and WVAH-TV Charleston, an order issued Wednesday said.…
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Gray had argued that WOWK and WVAH are no longer significantly viewed in Parkersburg, where it owns stations including WTAP-TV. Gray submitted Nielsen survey data showing WOWK and WVAH didn’t meet the requirements for significantly viewed, but the stations’ licensees and cable operator Suddenlink said Gray’s surveys were using incorrect ZIP code data. “Parties opposing the Petition have raised legitimate questions regarding the zip codes used to prepare the Nielsen data that support the Petition,” the bureau said.