Trump is threatening broadcast station licenses – what that means, and how it all works

Trump is threatening broadcast station licenses – what that means, and how it all works

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President Donald Trump has suggested his administration should revoke the licenses of broadcast TV stations that are "ag...

President Donald Trump has suggested his administration should revoke the licenses of broadcast TV stations that are "against" him. The threats are putting an in-the-weeds part of the media business front and center for consumers, and flexing the government's power over a major part of the industry.