▁led ▁to ▁decre ased ▁ratings ▁( and ▁the ▁station ' s ▁per ception ▁as ▁an ▁" also - ran "). ▁That ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁F CC ▁administrative ▁law ▁judge ▁Edward ▁Ku hl mann ▁found ▁the ▁company ▁un fit ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁broadcast ▁license e ▁due ▁to ▁numerous ▁cases ▁of ▁d ish on esty ▁by ▁R K O ▁General ▁and ▁Gen cor p ▁( the ▁renamed ▁General ▁T ire ), ▁including ▁fra ud ul ent ▁b illing ▁and ▁lying ▁about ▁its ▁ratings , ▁and ▁ruled ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁R K O ▁General ' s ▁broadcast ▁lic enses ▁be ▁denied ▁renew al . ▁This ▁r uling ▁not ably ▁ex cluded ▁W OR - TV , ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁div ested ▁to ▁M CA ▁Inc . ▁nine ▁months ▁prior , ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁W WOR - TV . ▁Gen cor p ▁initially ▁file d ▁an ▁appeal , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁quickly ▁with dra wn ▁after ▁the ▁F CC ▁stated ▁that ▁any ▁appeal ▁would ▁be ▁denied ▁out right , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁would ▁be ▁directed ▁to ▁div est ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁properties ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁ind ign ity ▁of ▁additional ▁license ▁stri pping ▁without ▁any ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁K C AL - TV ▁( 1 9 8 9 – present ) ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁R K O ' s ▁corpor ate ▁issues , ▁the ▁company ▁reached ▁terms ▁to ▁sell ▁K H J - TV ▁to ▁West ing house ▁Broadcast ing ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁But