NBC and other broadcast networks do not have licenses that can be pulled. The licenses belong to the individual network affiliates, most of which do not belong to the network. Not to mention that their cable channels and internet broadcasts do not fall under FCC jurisdiction.
NBC as a network is not licensed. However, NBC does own television stations, which ARE licensed. Trump is issuing an implied threat to their O&O stations here.
If the FCC were to make a determination that NBC Nightly News is too fake to count as news for the public good, a lot of affiliates would be scrambling to meet their requirement some other way.
Sounds far fetched, but if NBC is willfully and repeatedly making false statements, at some point they aren't a 'news' organization anymore.
It’s not always a formal thing - maybe they can look at the NFL and ‘get a clue’...
You are speaking about technicalities. There are other ways to go after them.
That's true. So hold the local affiliates accountable for their broadcast content.