FCC chairman Brendan Carr responded to ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel after the host weighed in on the agency’s new “equal opportunities”rule guidance, which will exclude late night and daytime talk shows from receiving a bona fide news exemption.
Under the Communications Act of 1934, Congress put protections in place
to ensure equal access to broadcast station facilities for legally qualified candidates for office, regardless of political affiliation. The rule covers individuals who have publicly announced their intention to run for office and qualify under applicable state or federal law to hold the office being sought.
In 2006, the FCC determined that “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” qualified for an…
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