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FCC to enforce equal‑time rules for candidates on late‑night and daytime talk shows — Static01.nyt.com

FCC to enforce equal‑time rules for candidates on late‑night and daytime talk shows

The Federal Communications Commission said it will enforce long‑dormant rules requiring broadcasters to give rival political candidates equal opportunities to appear on entertainment‑oriented talk shows, a move that the guidance clearly targeted at late‑night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers and that could also cover

FCC chair used licensing rules to pressure broadcast networks, New York Times reports — Static01.nyt.com

FCC chair used licensing rules to pressure broadcast networks, New York Times reports

Under President Trump, Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr has used long-unused public-interest licensing rules to press major broadcast networks, the New York Times reported, including publicly demanding that ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel and reinstating complaints against network-owned local stations. The paper describes a December Senate Commerce Committee hearing in