FCC to direct Disney-owned TV stations to file early license renewals, source says

[orangecrush]

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Source: NBC News

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to issue an order Tuesday directing Disney’s eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

The source described the move as “unprecedented” and directly tied to Jimmy Kimmel’s description of first lady Melania Trump as an “expectant widow” on an episode of his ABC late-night show last week.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fcc-direct-disney-owned-tv-stations-file-early-license-renewals-source-rcna342507

[moonshinegnomie]

1. disney owns 8 stations

la,chicago,ny,san fran,philly,houston,fresno and durham

the rest are independently owned.

either wat disney will have no problems getting the courts to kick this out as its clearly retaliation

[PSPS]

2. window?

[orangecrush]

3. Corrected

That's how it was printed

[Blumancru]

4. They should move his audio animatron.

to a new attraction, the Hall of Corpulent Despots.

[Deminpenn]

5. So all that money the Ellisons gave Trump and all the a**-kissing of Trump

they did in order to pry ABC/Disney/WB away from Netflix hasn't saved them from retribution from Trump and his toady Brendan Carr?

Who could have predicted?