“The Commission issued an unprecedented order requiring the Stations to file early applications to renew their licenses—years before any of their licenses would have come up for renewal in the ordinary course and allowing only thirty days to file applications which ordinarily take months to prepare,”

Beth Wilkinson and Paul Clement · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-18

Disney's attorneys described the FCC's early license renewal requirement in the civil complaint.