ABC launches on-air campaign urging viewers to back network in Trump agency fights
Disney is urging fans to file FCC comments as it fights equal-time and license-review probes that could affect 8 ABC stations, the company said.
- On Monday, ABC and The Walt Disney Company launched an on-air campaign urging viewers to submit FCC comments via QR codes regarding investigations into The View and early license renewals for eight broadcast stations.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr initiated probes into The View over equal-time rules after political candidates appeared on the show and ordered early license reviews citing Disney's diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
- ABC labeled the early license reviews "unlawful, arbitrary, and unconstitutional," with public comment deadlines set for July 6 for The View proceeding and July 29 for station renewals.
- FCC officials denounced the campaign as "misinformation," stating Disney is misleading viewers about whether The View qualifies as a "bona fide" news program exempt from equal-time requirements.
- Observers note these dual proceedings test longstanding broadcast regulations and equal-time doctrine, with outcomes potentially setting significant precedents for editorial independence and government oversight across the industry.
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The Media Research Center (MRC), a conservative media watchdog, believes ‘The View’ is nothing short of a Democrat operation. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probed the program earlier this year as part of its crackdown on equal time for political candidates, but MRC says ‘The View’ is far from a “bona fide news program.” “For nearly four decades, the Media Research Center (MRC) has been an unrelenting media watchdog and a counterfor…
FCC Probe into ‘The View’ Heats Up: Media Research Center Submits 2,473 Separate Pieces of Evidence Documenting ‘Pervasive Bias’ * The Gateway Pundit * by Margaret Flavin
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