FCC Rescinds Approval of Nebraska Broadcast Deal

Morrison Foersterlaw firm FCC news bulletin reports an unusual move from the FCC Media Bureau, it rescinded its approval of a deal between two Nebraska broadcasters, in which Lincoln Broadcasting sought to transfer control of its permit for KOWH-TV from World Investments to CFM Communications. After initially approving the transfer, the Bureau found information in a filing regarding an unrelated matter, specifically in a deposition of Carol Miller, principal of CFM, that "raise[s] serious questions regarding the truthfulness of representations made" in CFM’s transfer of control application.