ABC encourages viewers to back network amid FCC investigations
Summary
ABC is asking the public to support the network as it faces two investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). One investigation looks at a rule for the daytime talk show The View, and the other questions whether ABC can renew licenses for its eight local TV stations.Key Facts
- The FCC is investigating whether The View broke a rule about giving equal time to political candidates.
- The FCC is also reviewing ABC’s request to renew licenses for eight local TV stations.
- Public comments on The View investigation are open until June 22.
- Petitions against ABC’s license renewals can be submitted until June 29.
- ABC will air ads urging viewers to support the network during The View and in local markets like New York and Los Angeles.
- The ads highlight The View’s history and ABC’s service to local communities.
- Some ABC licenses are not set to expire until 2031.
- Critics say the FCC’s open investigations may be targeting ABC because it has been criticized by President Donald Trump.
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