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The Federal Communications Commission is expected to rule that ABC\u2019s daytime talk show \u201cThe View\u201d is not a bona fide news program, a decision that would subject the Disney-owned broadcast to federal equal-time requirements for political candidates, according to a report by Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

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According to Bloomberg\u2019s sources, the commission, under Chairman Brendan Carr, could hand down the ruling before Labor Day. The finding would classify \u201cThe View\u201d as entertainment programming, meaning a legally qualified opposing candidate could request \u2014 and would be entitled to \u2014 comparable airtime if the show hosts a candidate for office.<\/p>\n

The FCC is also moving to send its separate investigation of Disney\u2019s broadcast television licenses to an administrative hearing, a step that could put the company\u2019s eight ABC-owned stations at risk, including outlets in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, San Francisco, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Fresno, Calif., Bloomberg\u2019s sources said.<\/p>\n

The dispute traces back to Feb. 2, when \u201cThe View\u201d interviewed James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas. The interview prompted Mr. Carr\u2019s agency to open an inquiry into whether the show still qualifies for the \u201cbona fide news\u201d exemption the FCC granted it in 2002.<\/p>\n

ABC has pushed back forcefully. In reply comments filed with the commission, the network argued that stripping the exemption would improperly insert the government into its editorial decisions. \u201cThe First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor\u2019s chair,\u201d the network wrote in its filing.<\/p>\n

ABC, joined by its Houston affiliate KTRK-TV, had asked the FCC in May to reaffirm the 2002 ruling, and has noted that the commission itself compelled the network to file the request. Disney has also launched a public campaign urging viewers to contact the FCC in support of \u201cThe View\u201d and its local stations, whose license renewals were moved up years ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

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Separately, according to a Semafor analysis, \u201cThe View\u201d has grown more cautious in booking political candidates and has not featured a contender in a competitive midterm race since Mr. Carr announced the inquiry in February.<\/p>\n

If the commission strips the exemption, its ruling on \u201cThe View\u201d could be appealed to the full commission and then to federal court. The license proceeding, meanwhile, could be decided by Mr. Carr or the full commission before any judicial appeal. Disney is expected to challenge any adverse rulings.<\/p>\n

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