The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating whether ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” violated federal “equal time” requirements for political candidates, Chairman Brendan Carr said Feb. 19.
“The FCC has an enforcement action underway on that,” Carr told reporters following the agency’s monthly meeting when asked about a potential probe into the program. “And we’re taking a look at it.”
Carr did not provide more details on the investigation.
The equal time rule, rooted in the Communications Act of 1934, generally requires broadcast radio and television stations to provide comparable airtime to legally qualified political candidates. The rule includes exemptions, including for bona fide news programming….
FCC Investigating ABC’s ‘The View’ Over Possible Violation of ‘Equal Time’ Rule
