Regulators launched an accelerated review of ABC station licenses amid an investigation and political backlash tied to late-night comments.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission ordered The Walt Disney Co. to file license renewal applications within 30 days for its ABC-owned television stations.
The order, posted on FCC.gov, said the agency is investigating Disney and ABC for “possible violations of the Communications Act of 1934 and the FCC’s rules, including the agency’s prohibition on unlawful discrimination.”
“We have received the Federal Communications Commission’s order initiating an accelerated review of the licenses held by ABC’s owned television stations,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.
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