WWSB controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1997
License-renewal diversity challenge
Five Black women and the Manatee County branch of the NAACP challenged renewal of WWSB’s license, alleging a lack of opportunities for Black anchors and concerns about the treatment of public-affairs programming. The FCC upheld the renewal in 2001.
1974
Christine Chubbuck live-broadcast suicide
Christine Chubbuck died by suicide during a live WXLT-TV broadcast of Suncoast Digest. The event generated lasting ethical and journalistic scrutiny and remains the station’s most widely known historical controversy.