Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr confirmed that all options remain on the table as the agency reviews the broadcast licenses of eight ABC television stations owned by The Walt Disney Company. The FCC is also investigating ABC's daytime talk show 'The View' over potential violations of federal equal-time rules for political candidates. Reuters reported that these reviews were ordered in April 2026, well ahead of the original October 2028 schedule, mainly due to pressure from President Trump. Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez called the investigation illegitimate and a pretext to pressure Disney into compliance, while ABC has called the early license reviews unlawful and a violation of its First Amendment rights.
Walt Disney CompanyFCC reviews ABC licenses early, with all options including revocation on the table, and investigates 'The View' for equal-time rule violations.