Carr suggested local stations could lose their licenses if they aired Kimmel’s show.
Carr suggested local stations could lose their licenses if they aired Kimmel’s show.
by Tina NguyenSep 17, 2025, 11:32 PM UTCTina Nguyen Tina Nguyen is a Senior Reporter for The Verge and author of Regulator, covering the second Trump administration, political influencers, tech lobbying and Big Tech vs. Big Government.
Disney and ABC have pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air “indefinitely” after FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to pull the broadcast licenses of any station that aired his show over comments Kimmel made about the man charged