▁format . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁battle ▁was ▁under way ▁with ▁serious ▁imp lications ▁on ▁the ▁station ' s ▁future — and ▁that ▁of ▁its ▁owner . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁R K O ▁General ▁faced ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁its ▁license ▁for ▁K H J - TV ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁F idel ity ▁Television . ▁At ▁first , ▁F idel ity ' s ▁claim ▁focused ▁on ▁channel ▁ 9 ' s ▁programming ▁quality . ▁Later , ▁F idel ity ▁lev ied ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁claim ▁that ▁K H J - TV ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁reci pro cal ▁trade ▁practices . ▁F idel ity ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁R K O ' s ▁parent ▁company , ▁General ▁T ire , ▁forced ▁its ▁ret ail ers ▁to ▁purchase ▁advert ising ▁on ▁K H J - TV ▁and ▁other ▁R K O - owned ▁stations ▁as ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁their ▁contract s ▁with ▁General ▁T ire . ▁An ▁administrative ▁law ▁judge ▁found ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁F idel ity , ▁but ▁R K O ▁appe aled . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁F CC ▁allowed ▁R K O ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁license ▁for ▁K H J - TV , ▁but ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁condition ed ▁future ▁renew als ▁on ▁the ▁renew al ▁of ▁sister ▁station ▁W N AC - TV ▁( now ▁WH D H ) ▁in ▁Boston . ▁▁ ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁F CC ▁stri pped ▁W N AC - TV ▁of