So why is it everyone gets upset that NBC is slow in making a decision on showing the speech, but Fox, which gets higher ratings than NBC and is licensed under the same rules, gets a free pass on leaving it up to the affiliates?
Because, Murdoch owns Fox.
Because people associate Fox Broadcasting with Fox news??? (Murdock owns both) Not sure why people would do that. My opinion on this one: let the local affiliates make the call...only the East coast ones have to break away from regular network programming, the rest are just airing syndicated stuff or local news anyway.