ABC Accuses Media Regulator of Threatening Its Licenses

The TV network on Thursday slammed the Federal Communications Commission, saying it was targeting its station licenses in a campaign of “unconstitutional retaliation.”

By Jim Rutenberg

Disney says US regulator aims to ‘suppress speech’ with licence review

FCC has ordered the ABC owner to reapply for broadcast permissions after clash with Trump administration

Disney's ABC files early broadcast licenses renewal 'under protest' against the FCC

Disney said it filed renewals for eight broadcast station licenses "under protest," after the FCC launched an early review years ahead of schedule.

ABC Submits Broadcast Renewal Applications to FCC ‘Under Protest,’ Says Agency Order Is ‘Unlawful, Arbitrary and Unconstitutional’

Disney’s ABC has submitted its license renewal applications to the FCC as ordered by the agency — but it is doing so “under protest.” The FCC’s Media Bureau last month issued an unprecedented order forcing ABC to reapply for spectrum licenses for its eight owned-and-operated stations on an accelerated schedule. The move came after President […]

By Todd Spangler

ABC Files TV Station Renewals to FCC “Under Protest”: “Americans Bear the Cost of This Order”

The FCC had given the Disney-owned network 30 days to submit its local TV licenses for an early renewal.

By Alex Weprin

ABC Tells FCC Its Early Review Of Broadcast Licenses Chills Free Speech: “An Extraordinary Demonstration Of Power And Coercion”

The Walt Disney Co. and ABC are once again pushing back on the FCC, this time over the agency’s demand that it file early renewal applications for its broadcast licenses, a move that the company calls a threat to the First Amendment. “It is an extraordinary demonstration of power and coercion directed at disfavored editorial […]

By Ted Johnson