Disney responded Tuesday after the Federal Communications Commission ordered an accelerated review of licenses held by ABC-owned television stations, a dramatic regulatory move that came days after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump publicly urged ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over his monologue on Friday, before the now-suspended White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
The FCC ordered Disney to submit early renewal applications for eight ABC-owned stations, including WABC-TV in New York and KABC-TV in Los Angeles, according to Reuters. The licenses were not scheduled for review until between 2028 and 2031, making the order an unusually early intervention by the federal agency.
