On November 1, 2005, Chicago Media Action filed a formal action against nine Chicago-area TV stations, a "petition to deny" against the licenses for failure to serve the public interest.

This afternoon, June 13, CMA received the official ruling of the petition: The Federal Communications Commission rejected CMA's petition.

The official ruling by the FCC is available here:

hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2530A1.pdf

Commentary and analysi, including an official statement by CMA, is forthcoming, and will be available on the CMA website:

www.chicagomediaaction.org