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Democratic FCC commissioner blasts probe of ABC broadcast licenses
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. Commissioner Anna M. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include The Hill, NBC News.
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Democratic FCC commissioner blasts probe of ABC broadcast licenses
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. Commissioner Anna M. Gomez, a frequent critic of Chairman Brendan Carr, called Tuesday’s decision “the most egregious.
First Amendment advocates blast the FCC's early review of ABC broadcast licenses
Free speech advocates sounded the alarm Tuesday over the Federal Communications Commission’s challenge to ABC’s broadcast licenses, with some decrying the move as a threat to the First Amendment and a clear example of federal overreach. “The FCC is neither the journalism police nor the humor police. This is nothing.