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A longtime opponent of Clear Channel's KFI(AM) Los Angeles wants the FCC to deny the station'srnlicense renewal or hold a hearing on the broadcaster's application. The National Hispanic MediarnCoalition said the station is a "hate radio hot spot" that continues to air what NHMC called hate speech against immigrants and other racial minorities, women and those who aren't heterosexuals.rnThe center, which unsuccessfully sought an FCC proceeding in previous years on media hate speech,rncited in Friday's petition to deny KFI's renewal agency records the group got through a Freedom ofrnInformation Act request showing more than 240 consumers complained about the outlet in 2008-2011.rnNHMC also cited content analysis by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center of recordings andrntranscripts of the John and Ken Show, which the group has long contended fostered violence againstrnimmigrants who have entered the country illegally. The group cited NTIA's 1993 definition of haternspeech as words that threaten to incite imminent unlawful acts that may be criminalized without violatingrnthe First Amendment or that may lead to hate or prejudice that fosters hate crimes. "Unfortunately,rn'more speech' is not a viable solution to KFI’s hate and demagoguery because extensive mediarnconsolidation in Los Angeles makes it almost impossible for market forces to mitigate the harmrncaused by KFI," said the petition. "Against this rich, multicultural backdrop" of the No. 1 Latino andrnAsian-American market in the U.S., "KFI regularly airs offensive and dehumanizing speech againstrnnearly every segment of the diverse community," said the filing. A Clear Channel spokeswoman hadrnno comment. The FCC over the years hasn't renewed some radio licenses, though none recently, saidrnpublic-interest lawyer Andrew Schwartzman, who has been involved in other petitions to deny broadcasterrnlicense renewals. He said he could recall several such failures by the agency to renew licensesrnthat were content related.