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The FCC's abrupt move to reconsider the licenses of eight ABC-owned television stations is the agency's first real effort to carry out a frequent threat of President Donald Trump.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has said he is enforcing the obligation of licensed broadcasters "to operate in the public interest." | AP
Brendan Carr’s embrace of President Donald Trump’s media criticism reached new heights Tuesday — showing a willingness to target broadcasters’ most valuable assets.
The Federal Communications Commission chair’s abrupt move to reconsider the broadcasting licenses of Disney’s eight television stations marks an escalation of conservatives’ many complaints about the mammoth entertainment company’s diversity policies and programming on ABC. It was also the first real move by the FCC toward carrying out Trump’s frequent threats over the years to revoke the licenses of networks whose programs have angered him.
