Local TV Pushes Back

Archer's Line Podcast · Jun 23, 2026 · 4m

For months, major media companies have seemed determined to avoid conflict with President Trump and his allies. Lawsuits were settled. Executives made visits to Mar-a-Lago. Media companies appeared eager to stay out of the political crossfire.

Now ABC is doing something different.

In this episode of Archer's Line, Rob Archer looks at ABC's new public campaign against the FCC, including ads running on ABC-owned stations and appeals to viewers to contact regulators directly. The campaign comes after the FCC subjected ABC-owned stations, including KABC Los Angeles, to an unusually early license…