Media Bureau Extends WWOR-TV Waiver Comment Deadline to Dec. 1

The FCC Media Bureau extended the deadline for comments on Fox’s request for a permanent waiver of the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule (see 2011160037) from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in response to Free Press’ call for more time, said an order Tuesday. Replies are now due Dec. 8. The bureau granted the extension because Fox’s waiver request wasn’t available in the electronic comment filing system until Nov. 17, though the public notice announcing the comment dates said it was available Nov. 13. “A brief extension of time for interested parties to submit comments is appropriate,” the order said. The bureau said Free Press’ request to delay the proceeding indefinitely isn't “warranted.”