WGGB-TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2004
Nightline preemption controversy
While owned by Sinclair, WGGB joined a group of ABC affiliates that did not air a Nightline broadcast in which host Ted Koppel read the names of American service members killed in Iraq. Sinclair characterized the segment as political commentary opposing the war.
2004
Saving Private Ryan preemption
WGGB was among stations that preempted an unedited broadcast of Saving Private Ryan over concerns about potentially indecent language. The broadcast was subsequently determined not to violate FCC indecency rules.