ABC7’s FCC license fight escalates as viewers urged to weigh in, weeks after top editor’s exit
TL;DR
San Francisco’s ABC7/KGO-TV joins Disney’s broader FCC license renewal battle, airing appeals for Bay Area viewers to contact regulators before a July 29 deadline as the FCC reviews eight ABC stations for potential violations; ABC argues the order is unlawful and politically charged, while the dispute also touches a separate “The View” exemption issue. The push comes just weeks after longtime ABC7 news director Tracey Watkowski abruptly departed the station.
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