Federal Communications Commission	DA 26-416


Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of

The Walt Disney Company,

American Broadcasting Company,

KFSN Television, LLC,
Licensee of KFSN-TV,
Fresno, California

KABC Television, LLC,
Licensee of KABC-TV,
Los Angeles, California

KGO Television, Inc.,
Licensee of KGO-TV,
San Francisco, California

WLS Television, Inc.,
Licensee of WLS-TV,
Chicago, Illinois

WABC Television (New York), LLC,
Licensee of WABC-TV,
New York, New York

WTVD Television, LLC,
Licensee of WTVD,
Durham, North Carolina

WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC,
Licensee of WPVI-TV,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

KTRK Television, Inc.,
Licensee of KTRK-TV
Houston, Texas
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Facility ID No. 8620



Facility ID No. 282



Facility ID No. 34470



Facility ID No. 73226



Facility ID No. 1328



Facility ID No. 8617



Facility ID No. 8616



Facility ID No. 35675



ORDER

Adopted:  April 28, 2026	Released:  April 28, 2026

By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau:

1. The FCC has been investigating The Walt Disney Company, its American Broadcasting Company, and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Disney’s ABC”) for compliance with its obligations as a licensed broadcaster.  Specifically, the FCC has been investigating Disney’s ABC stations for possible violations of the Communications Act of 1934 and the FCC’s rules, including the agency’s prohibition on unlawful discrimination.  While Disney’s ABC has purported to respond to two FCC Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) as part of this investigation, the FCC has determined that additional actions are appropriate at this time.
2. Specifically, FCC rules provide that whenever the FCC regards an application for a renewal of a license as essential to the proper conduct of an investigation, the FCC has the authority to call the broadcaster’s licenses in for early renewal. See 47 CFR § 73.3539.
  Doing so both allows the FCC to conduct its ongoing investigation and enables the FCC to ensure that the broadcaster has been meeting its public interest obligations more broadly.
3. The FCC determines that calling in Disney’s ABC licenses for early renewal, at this time, under the Communications Act’s public interest standard 47 U.S.C. § 307.
 is essential within the meaning of agency regulations.  Therefore, Disney’s ABC is hereby directed to file license renewals for all of their licensed TV stations within 30 days--in other words, by May 28, 2026.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



						David J. Brown
Chief, Video Division
		Media Bureau
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