ABC Sues FCC, Accusing Agency of "Unprecedented Campaign" to Intimidate Network Over Coverage

Disney's ABC sued the FCC after Chairman Brendan Carr ordered early license renewal reviews for all eight ABC-owned stations, opened a diversity-practices probe, and sought public comment on whether "The View" qualifies as a bona fide news interview program. ABC calls it an "unprecedented campaign" to intimidate its news coverage, citing First Amendment violations. Licenses normally run eight years.