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FCC Orders ABC License Renewals, Triggers 150K-Comment Backlash

7/31/2026

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President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered ABC’s eight local stations to file renewal paperwork, sparking a license challenge.
More than 150,000 comments, including almost 80,000 from a “The View” campaign, were submitted overwhelmingly backing ABC and denouncing FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
Conservative groups defended ABC as a free-speech issue, while Democratic and Republican FCC officials and Commissioner Anna Gomez warned the move seeks to censor Disney.

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President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered ABC’s eight local stations to file renewal paperwork, sparking a license challenge.
More than 150,000 comments, including almost 80,000 from a “The View” campaign, were submitted overwhelmingly backing ABC and denouncing FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
Conservative groups defended ABC as a free-speech issue, while Democratic and Republican FCC officials and Commissioner Anna Gomez warned the move seeks to censor Disney.