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The Trump administration has ordered ABC to seek to renew licenses early for 8 stations – years ahead of schedule – after Melania Trump criticized the network over a Jimmy Kimmel joke. The president called for Kimmel to be fired. www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...

npr.orgFCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady jokeThe Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.

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1 May

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said the agency can accelerate license reviews if it has “significant concerns” about whether a broadcaster serves the public interest. ABC’s licenses weren’t due for renewal until at least 2028.

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This sends a chilling message to media companies: content that angers those in power could put their licenses at risk. Our constitution protects freedom of speech. The government shouldn’t punish broadcasters for speech they don't like. Congress can hold the administration to account. It should act.

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