Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC’s The View is a news show

The FCC’s 2002 determination “has not been challenged and has not changed since then, until today, Views they remain eligible for parole under applicable law,” ABC said.

An FCC Media Bureau public notice today described the 2002 decision as “a letter from an FCC employee.” ABC’s petition said the 2002 letter was a “Declaratory Ruling from the Mass Media Bureau,” which “remains in full force and effect.”

ABC opposes the rule of equal time

Besides asking for comments like Views It’s a matter of fact, the FCC’s actions give the public an opportunity to comment on whether the equal time rule is constitutional. ABC’s petition said the law “raises serious First Amendment concerns” because of the limits it places on editorial discretion about what guests should show.

“At the very least, the equal opportunity law is unconstitutional without spreading the misinformation that the Commission has been asking for for years,” ABC said.

The FCC Media Bureau’s notice responded to ABC’s ruling by asking the public to comment on whether “equal opportunity law is subject to review, whether as a general matter or as currently applied.”

The doc has already received twelve comments today. Most of the information is from the people who write it Views it’s not a real story, but one comment He said the FCC’s investigation was “wrong and unfounded, especially because it was not based on complaints about Views breaking the same time frame or its previous status as a reality show. “

The FCC set a June 22 deadline for initial comments, and a July 6 deadline for comment responses.