WLBT controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1973
Complaint concerning shareholder's segregation-academy affiliation
A complaint argued that shareholder William Mounger's leadership role at Jackson Academy raised questions about his fitness to hold a broadcast license. The FCC rejected the filing in 1974 as untimely.
1969
Segregationist programming and FCC license revocation
WLBT's earlier ownership and management were accused of suppressing civil-rights coverage, promoting segregationist viewpoints, preempting network programming involving racial justice, and failing to serve the entire viewing public. Litigation led to a ruling that the station's broadcast license should be revoked; the decision became final after appeal in 1971.