On these reported facts, this looks like unconstitutional government-induced censorship. A court applying Vullo, Backpage, and Bantam Books would likely view the official’s statements as coercive retaliation for protected speech.
You have freedom of the press, when you own a press. But the spectrum is not owned by the licensees. There are rules. Limits.
I am not for government owning the spectrum. But that's the current situation.