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11. They are using the fact the The View is an on-air broadcast

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:51 PM

13 hrs ago

Fux and Dorks is only on cable so the FCC rules don't apply. That being said, entertainment shows were never included, but the Dump administration makes up their own rules to enforce.

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US agency investigating if ABC's 'The View' violated equal time rules for political candidates [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

There are no equal time rules Roy Rolling 23 hrs ago #1

You are wrong. While the FCC's Fairness Doctrine rulewas repealed, the statutory "Equal Opportunities" rule was not. onenote 15 hrs ago #5

Have they heard of "The Five" on Fox. JohnnyRingo 18 hrs ago #2

In their minds 4 to 1 is equal PatSeg 17 hrs ago #3

Maybe the View can mention them in the lawsuit as evidence of balance across Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #4

As noted above, the Fairness Doctrine and the Equal Opportunities aka Equal Time rule are separate. onenote 14 hrs ago #7

Evidently, the equal opportunities statutory law you referred to oldmanlynn 14 hrs ago #8

As someone who has practiced Communications Law for 45 years, I can assure you that licensees pay attention to it. onenote 14 hrs ago #9

The Equal Opportunities rule only applies to broadcast. onenote 15 hrs ago #6

They are using the fact the The View is an on-air broadcast mdbl 13 hrs ago #11

That makes sense. JohnnyRingo 12 hrs ago #12

Entertainment shows are included, but not when they do a bona fide interview. Until now. onenote 10 hrs ago #15

Equal coverage for Democrats on the evening news, FOX included. Well? twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #10

As noted above, the equal opportunities aka equal time rule only applies to broadcast onenote 10 hrs ago #14

I was fantisizing. There is no emoji. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #16

Foxnews??? Smackdown2019 10 hrs ago #13