Glenn Beck has a theory about how the Melania joke would turn out for Jimmy Kimmel, and he speaks from experience.

The FCC’s move to pull forward all Disney/ABC station licenses for early review comes at a moment of heightened sensitivity around political speech and media criticism.

Schwartzman said it has been “many decades” since the FCC invoked the early renewal provision against a large broadcaster. The process itself doesn’t change a license’s actual expiration date, and ABC’s eight TV stations are scheduled for renewals between 2028 and 2031.

Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro has cooly responded to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's decision to review broadcast licenses. It's the right response to political posturing.

The FCC on Tuesday called Disney’s ABC licenses for early renewal, marking a significant escalation in tensions between the media giant and the Trump administration.

By Dawn Chmielewski, David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - After a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel drew calls from the White House for ABC to fire the comedian,

The FCC reportedly is preparing to direct ABC stations to file early renewals of their licenses, a move that quickly drew criticism from the commission's sole Democrat.

A Democrat at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is blasting the department for kicking off an early review process targeting several Disney-owned broadcast stations for license renewal.