ABC accuses FCC chair of using licenses to silence speech

ABC, owned by Disney, filed to renew eight broadcast licenses while blasting FCC Chair Brendan Carr for an allegedly unconstitutional early-renewal push aimed at pressuring editorial decisions; Carr says the move is tied to Disney’s nondiscrimination probe, and the dispute could drag on for months or years with the public-interest and legal implications at stake, affecting major markets like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia.