‘60 Minutes’ Blackout Investigation

By The Associated Press
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The FCC is investigating why a north Alabama TV station went dark during the "60 Minutes" story on former Governor Don Siegelman. ‘60 Minutes’ Blackout Investigation
Published: Tue, March 04, 2008 - 2:41 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FCC is investigating why a north Alabama
television station went dark during a February 24th broadcast of a
"60 Minutes" installment.
The blackout occurred on WHNT-TV in Huntsville, during a segment
on imprisoned former Governor Don Siegelman that suggested he was
the victim of a Republican conspiracy. The station blamed the
outage on equipment failure.
Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said today that the agency
had received "some 20-odd complaints" regarding the broadcast and
has asked its staff to send a letter asking for an explanation of
the incident. A "letter of inquiry" is routine when reviewing
complaints against a station and is the first step in an
investigation of a broadcast licensee.
WHNT general manager Stan Pylant has said the problem was caused
by a malfunctioning receiver.
The station aired the tail end of the roughly 13-minute segment
once the signal was restored, and it showed the story again in its
entirety during a newscast later that day and again the following
day.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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