FCC restores eight Disney ABC station license expiration dates

The immediate effect is administrative clarity for eight Disney-owned ABC stations, whose license expiration dates were reset to their original timelines. For Disney, the FCC’s reversal removes the uncertainty created by the earlier change and settles the record on those broadcast licenses. More broadly, it shows how a regulator’s date correction can affect the compliance status of a major broadcast owner. The next thing to watch is the specific expiration dates attached to those eight licenses and whether any further FCC action follows on the dispute.