WFLA-TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
Silencing Christians broadcast controversy
WFLA aired a paid American Family Association documentary addressing homosexuality from a fundamentalist Christian perspective. Critics, including Equality Florida representatives, called the program homophobic propaganda. The broadcast generated hundreds of calls, more than one thousand emails and a public protest; station management defended its decision to air the program.
2003
Daytime paid-segment controversy
Reporting described a practice in which businesses paid to appear on Daytime, raising criticism that the segments resembled payola or undisclosed advertising. WFLA agreed to label paid segments to reduce the risk of regulatory intervention.