Disney’s ABC Asks FCC to Reject Petitions to Deny TV License Renewals, Says Agency Is Taking ‘Punitive’ Action Against Broadcasters Trump Dislikes

Variety reports Disney's ABC is asking the FCC to reject petitions seeking to deny license renewals for eight ABC-owned television stations. The network asserts that the FCC is targeting these stations—what it calls the 'death penalty of license non-renewal'—because President Trump dislikes their programming.

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