FCC Chair Hints He is Eyeing ‘The View’ Subsequent After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr simply fired a warning shot at “The View” … suggesting the ABC daytime panel present might be subsequent on his listing after ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel‘s late-night program.

Test it out … Carr was a visitor Thursday on “The Scott Jennings Radio Show,” the place he defined why different discuss reveals — like ABC’s “The View” — aren’t required to air opposing viewpoints or function opposing candidates on the identical program, for instance … and why that would change going ahead.

Because the chairman defined, “The View” and its rivals are formally labeled “bona fide news” applications … that means they’re exempt from following the FCC’s Equal Time Rule. So, they are not required to present political rivals equal time on every present.

Nonetheless, “The View” was based by legendary newswoman Barbara Walters and is produced by ABC Information — so it is unclear given these information credentials that Carr has a case right here to revoke their exemption standing.

ABC is in fact an FCC-regulated community. Carr famous … “It’s worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether ‘The View’ and some of the programs that you have still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has put in place.”

The commissioner’s feedback got here on the heels of Kimmel’s indefinite suspension over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s murderer. His ousting got here after Carr and affiliate house owners Nexstar and Sinclair objected on behalf of their market audiences to Kimmel’s phrases.

“The View” was notably silent about Kimmel’s suspension Thursday, regardless of it being the most important information of the day.