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orangecrush

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Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:08 PM Tuesday

FCC to direct Disney-owned TV stations to file early license renewals, pressure to fire Kimmel [View all]


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 window” 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
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