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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: A corporate logo for the ABC television network hangs on the side of their corporate headquarters on April 17, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Judge Sets Early October Hearing for ABC Lawsuit Against FCC

By George Winslow Published

ABC had wanted an earlier hearing and a temporary restraining order halting the FCC early license renewal proceedings against ABC-owned stations

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: An office building for KGO-TV, ABC’s channel 7 news affiliate, is seen on June 23, 2026 in San Francisco, California. KGO-TV is undergoing an FCC license renewal review that could determine whether the station stays on the air. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

ABC Stations Tout Community Support for License Renewals

By George Winslow Published

Filing blasts FCC as part of a larger Trump administration effort to create ‘a media industry too fearful of official reprisal to report the news freely’

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Comments on FCC License Renewals for ABC Stations Top 150,000

By George Winslow Published

More than a 100,000 comments, mostly supportive of the stations, have been received in just the last 30 days

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NRB Files FCC Complaint Over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Monologue

By George Winslow Published

The complaint accuses Kimmel of `inciting violence’ against President Trump and argued that speech inciting violence is not protected by the 1st Amendment

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FCC Sends Next Batch of EEO Audit Letters

By Susan Ashworth Last updated

Approximately 150 TV and radio stations get the letter

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It’s Official: Long-Standing Rule to Post Broadcast Licenses Is Nixed

By Susan Ashworth Published

FCC order formally eliminates requirement that broadcasters post licenses at a physical location.

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FCC Votes to Eliminate Physical Broadcast License Posting

By John Eggerton Published

Latest in regulatory weed whacking.

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Trump Suggests NBC ‘License’ Should Be Challenged

By Broadcasting & Cable Published

Blasting NBC and some of its recent report as “fake news,” President Donald Trump used Twitter to query whether or not it was appropriate to challenge NBC’s broadcast license.

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