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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin E G Perry

ABC swipes at FCC over ‘First Amendment threat’ brought on by early broadcast license renewal

ABC has formally submitted license renewal applications for its eight local TV stations as the FCC previously requested.

The request for ABC to renew its licenses came soon after the FCC received a complaint against late night host Jimmy Kimmel following his joke suggesting that First Lady Melania Trump had the glow of an “expectant widow.” Days after the sketch aired, a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

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