New Jersey Lawmaker to FCC: Pull WWOR Station License

Station accused of shorting N.J. news launches newsmagazine show

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WWOR-TV, Fox's MyNetwork TV-owned station in New Jersey, is under fire in Washington again. Picking up where the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) left off, Senate candidate Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to pull WWOR's license because it cancelled its 10 p.m. half-hours news program without informing viewers.

In the place of news, WWOR launched on Monday, Chasing New Jersey, a newsmagazine-style program about New Jersey politics anchored by Bill Spadea, a former GOP Congressional candidate.

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