A man walks past the logo of Fox Networks Group during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes, France, October 16, 2018.
The FCC said it was opening a public docket allowing for release of comments and presentations, saying permitting broader participation will serve the public interest.
A Fox Television spokesperson on Wednesday said the "petition to deny the license renewal of WTXF-TV is frivolous, completely without merit and asks the FCC to upend the First Amendment and long-standing FCC precedent."
The FCC, an independent federal agency, does not license broadcast networks, but issues them to individual broadcast stations on a staggered basis for eight-year periods.
Fox cited FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel's comments in 2017 opposing Trump's suggestion the FCC could revoke the broadcast license for Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBC over coverage of his administration.
Persons:
Eric Gaillard, Fox, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jessica Rosenworcel's, Rosenworcel, David Shepardson, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
Fox Networks Group, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Federal Communications Commission, Fox Television Stations, The Media, Democracy, Fox, U.S . Capitol, FCC, Fox Corp, Dominion Voting Systems, Republican, Fox Television, FOX, Philadelphia, NBC, Thomson
Locations:
Cannes, France, Philadelphia, U.S