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ABC sues FCC to halt The View airtime renewal

8/18/2026

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  • ABC, a Disney network, sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in federal court, alleging retaliation and seeking to halt its broadcast-license renewal proceedings.
  • The complaint says the FCC opened a February probe of The View’s political-candidate airtime and ordered ABC stations to file renewal in April.
  • ABC streamed President Donald Trump’s July 16 speech on ABC News Live after Bloomberg reported the FCC could act this month and agency declined comment.