Kelsey Griffiths
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36 appearances
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 29 Apr
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Yes, Caroline.
So we've seen a clash over the last year between the Trump administration and Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.
What's interesting about the latest action from the FCC is that it doesn't mention Jimmy Kimmel at all.
It actually says eight licenses that ABC holds in major markets are up for early review because they have uh potential
Been engaging in discrimination internally.
So this review is based on a letter that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent over a year ago to the Disney CEO investigating some of the hiring and employment practices inside of the company.
So that's really what this review is about on paper.
Internally, I am hearing that a lot of people do suspect that this is in fact.
related.
The FCC chairman is all powerful in terms of what gets done by the agency.
So Carr definitely knows about this probe.
Nothing gets done without his knowledge and his consent.
So that is one thing to keep in mind.
The FCC would then kick off a review of these licenses in a semi-judicial process.
This could either play out in front of the full commission, where the commission is
essentially holds court and investigates whether the stations have been behaving in the public interest.
And then it could also go to an administrative law judge internally at the FCC.
Either way, the FCC chairman has a lot of oversight about how this process plays out.
I can say I didn't have this on my bingo card either, Ed, but I do think that this is something that has been rumored in the telecom industry for a while.
I had some sources tell me this was an open secret.
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