The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered an early review of license renewals for Disney’s television stations days after President Donald Trump called for the firing of one of the company’s late-night talk show hosts over a controversial joke about First Lady Melania Trump.
The April 28 order is part of the FCC’s ongoing investigation into whether the company and its televisions are following the federal Communications Act of 1934 and the FCC’s rules, including a prohibition on unlawful discrimination, the agency said.
“The FCC determines that calling in Disney’s ABC licenses for early renewal, at this time, under the Communication Act’s public interest standard is essential within the meaning of agency regulations,” the order states….