FCC handed WTNH-TV, ABC affiliate in New Haven, victory over WABC...
FCC handed WTNH-TV, ABC affiliate in New Haven, victory over WABC-TV, ABC affiliate in N.Y. For years, Comcast has carried both affiliates on its cable system in lower Conn. and viewers can see network programming on both channels. However,…
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WTNH-TV sought waiver saying market had changed and it, rather than N.Y. affiliate, now was dominant force in lower Conn. Commission agreed, saying WABC-TV’s “significantly viewed exception” to network nonduplication rules no longer prevailed and therefore Comcast should black out network programming on N.Y. affiliate shown in Comcast system’s Conn. region. WTNH-TV sought same rights in case against WWOR-TV Secaucus, N.J. Commission held that WWOR-TV also no longer qualified for “significantly viewed” status.