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As Kimmel mocks Trump, ABC’s TV station licenses are under review

The Seattle Times·Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times·27 days ago
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has shown an ability to make a lot of noise at the government agency known in recent years to be a little sleepy. But his April 28 announcement that the Walt Disney Co.’s eight ABC-TV stations will undergo an early review of their broadcast licenses is his loudest action yet taken on behalf of President Donald Trump, who repeatedly threatened media outlets that he believes are critical of him. Carr is calling for the review two years before any of the station licenses are up, citing the agency’s inquiry into Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies and whether they violated federal antidiscrimination rules. The timing of Carr’s move is raising eyebrows as it comes after first lady Melania Trump’s call for the firing of ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over his April 23 comedy bit on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.…

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