FCC challenges ABC licensing after refusing to fire Jimmy Kimmel

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking early renewal for all eight station licenses owned by ABC related to the broadcaster's diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

While the license review pertains to the Disney-owned media company's alleged discrimination, the federal agency's decision comes shortly after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump called for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired following a controversial monologue on his show.

Disney and ABC have so far refused to take Kimmel off the air, unlike last fall, when the host caught flak for making misleading comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination last fall. At the time, Kimmel's show was briefly suspended following pressure from broadcast station owners Nexstar and Sinclair...