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- FCC ordered Disney’s ABC to file early renewal applications for its eight local TV station licenses, starting a period through June 29, 2026.
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr said the order stems from an investigation of ABC’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
- ABC, represented by Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement, issued an 18-page memo calling the DEI probe a pretext.
- The Center for American Rights will file a petition to deny the renewals.
