Disney’s ABC Sues Trump’s FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast License
Joe Flint, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): Walt Disney’s ABC has sued the Federal Communications Commission alleging the agency’s efforts to challenge its broadcast licenses and regulate its talk show “The View” are illegal and an effort to quash speech the Trump administration finds objectionable. In a suit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, ABC said,…
Walt Disney’s ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), contending that the agency's attempts to challenge its broadcast licenses and regulate its talk show "The View" are illegal and discriminatory. The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, asserts that the Trump administration has consistently targeted ABC's speech, aiming to strip the network of its licenses due to its viewpoints.
The lawsuit specifically cites the FCC's "license review" of ABC's Philadelphia affiliate, 6ABC Action News, as a prime example of this alleged persecution. The 6ABC Action News station holds a dominant media presence in Philadelphia, with its theme song effectively serving as the city's anthem.
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