> Fox News would have been exempt from the Fairness Doctrine as a cable network, i.e. it doesn't use the public spectrum. Yes, but city-wide local Fox-affiliat

> Fox News would have been exempt from the Fairness Doctrine as a cable network, i.e. it doesn't use the public spectrum. Yes, but city-wide local Fox-affiliate news channels broadcast over the public airwaves would not have been exempt. Those are often watched in their local environments more than their cable alternatives. See also Sinclair Broadcast Group: broadcasting over public airwaves is in the name!