Trinity settling license challenges.(Trinity Broadcasting)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1998 by McConnell, Chris

Trinity Broadcasting is looking to pay nearly $57 million to settle a series of legal snags that the religious broadcaster is facing at the FCC. In four settlement agreements filed with the commission last week, Trinity proposed paying competing license applicants and minority groups to drop challenges to its license renewals in six markets.

The settlements include one market-Miami-where an FCC administrative law judge already has said that Trinity's license should not be renewed but instead should go to a competing applicant. "The pleadings now before the commission contain valid justification to authorize Trinity ... to continue the great charitable and spiritual services to the public being provided at their stations," Trinity told the FCC last week. ...

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