ABC Digs In As Trump Demands Jimmy Kimmel Be Fired….##

according to NPR. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr indicated the agency could take additional steps if it found the broadcaster had not served the public interest.

“We can accelerate when a license comes due and say, ‘hey, we have significant concerns with the value of conducting your operations,’” Carr said on a podcast. “If we find that a broadcast hasn’t been doing that, then the statute requires us to issue a hearing designation order.”

Disney and ABC’s Response

Disney, ABC’s parent company, has not yielded to pressure from Trump or the FCC’s licensing challenge. The company declined to comment on calls to fire Kimmel, who remains under contract through next year.

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