Nexstar TV Station Gets Political Ad Waiver
July 31, 2012
Nexstar has received a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission that allows one of its stations to avoid making political ad-spending information available online starting August 2.
The FCC agreed with Nexstar’s plea that while a Maryland station it owns is considered part of the Washington market, the NBC affiliate should be considered a small-market station for purposes of a new FCC rule. The waiver exempts WHAG of Hagerstown, Maryland until 2014. The rule requires stations affiliated with the Big Four networks in the country’s top-50 markets to make their political files accessible online at the FCC Web site.
Nexstar TV Station Gets Political Ad Waiver