Reupping this article today >>>
New from me: Here's why Trump and his FCC chairman’s threats against TV station licenses are (in the words of @Michael_Eisner) "aggressive yet hollow" cnn.com/2025/09/19/med…
- Key thing to keep in mind when you read @BrendanCarrFCC threatening local station licenses over news coverage: "TV licenses don't even come up for renewal until late 2028," public interest lawyer Andrew Jay Schwartzman says. Any attempt at revocation = huge legal challenges
- Carr responded here and said "the Communications Act authorizes the FCC to call in licenses for early renewal," so here's more context about the (arduous) process (that favors existing licensees) from a public interest lawyer with about 50 years of experience in this space
The Communications Act authorizes the FCC to call in licenses for early renewal.
