ABC Formally Rebukes F.C.C. for Review of TV Licenses

ABC owns eight of the more than 200 local stations that carry its programming across the country, in vital markets including New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. In order for the government to take away stations’ rights to broadcast, it must be able to make a convincing case that the stations had shown a pattern of violating rules and regulations.

The F.C.C., led by Brendan Carr, called for a review of the broadcast licenses in April over ABC’s diversity and inclusion policies. Mr. Carr’s decision, however, came shortly after the network’s late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel, made a joke that angered President Trump.

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