Church Group Doesn't Have Standing for Petition to Deny, Nexstar Says
An Indiana church group filing labeled a petition to deny part of Nexstar buying Tribune and accusing Nexstar of preventing the church from having access to a translator station is incorrectly filed and on a contractual dispute that doesn't actually…
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involve Nexstar, the TV broadcaster said in an opposition filing posted Wednesday. The New Beginnings Movement doesn't have standing to oppose Nexstar/Tribune, and its petition was filed in the consolidated database system rather than in docket 19-30, Nexstar said. New Beginnings' filing accuses Nexstar of denying access to public inspection files at WNDY-TV Marion, Indiana, and WISH-TV Indianapolis, and both Nexstar and Urban One of preventing New Beginnings from accessing the church group's translator site. Nexstar has a lease agreement on a WISH tower with Urban One but no lease or agreement with New Beginnings, Nexstar said. The FCC “has repeatedly held that it is not the forum for private contractual disputes;' and even if it were, this dispute does not involve Nexstar,” the filing said. Since Nexstar isn't a party to any deal with New Beginnings, it isn't required to provide New Beginnings with site access, and FCC rules no longer require physical public files at stations, Nexstar said. New Beginnings and Urban One didn't comment.