Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, claimed there was no White House pressure on him to make the unprecedented order forcing Disney’s ABC to reapply for spectrum licenses on an accelerated schedule — a move that came as President Trump has called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a joke the late-night

On April 10, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published a Report and Order (Order) in the Federal Register that categorizes virtually all entities holding FCC licenses and authorizations “based on risk to national security ...

In June the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comments on proposals that, if adopted, would have a significant impact on how the agency makes commercial FM channel allotments and community-of-license changes for AM and FM stations.