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FCC says US late-night, daytime talk shows must offer equal time for candidate interviews

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that daytime and late-night TV talk shows featuring interviews with political candidates must comply with "equal time" rules that give airtime to views of opposing candidates and that the shows cannot rely on a 2006 decision that suggested they were exempt.

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FCC says TV talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates

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FCC says talk show interviews not exempt from equal time rule

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FCC Takes Aim at Political Interviews on Late-Night and Daytime Shows

With election season around the corner, the Federal Communications Commission issued a broadside on Wednesday aimed at late-night and daytime shows that air political interviews.

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FCC says "The View," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" may not be exempt from "equal time" rules for politicians

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‘The View,’ Other Late-Night Shows to Be Affected by FCC’s New Guidance

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FCC Says Talk Shows Must Adhere to Equal Opportunities Rule in Aftermath of Kimmel Scandal

The agency added that any program "motivated by partisan purposes" would not qualify for a bona fide news interview exemption

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FCC Issues Guidance Saying Stations Airing `Partisan' Talk Shows and Late Night Programs Must Comply with Equal Time Rules

WASHINGTON—In a move that could have a major impact on daytime and late night talk shows, the Federal Communications Commissions' Media Bureau has issued guidance telling broadcast stations airing certain late night and daytime talk shows that they are required to give equal time to rival candidates.

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Susan Powter struggled to film 'horrifying' '90s talk show: 'Wasn't a segment on that show I didn't hate' (exclusive)

Powter tells EW how she survived making "The Susan Powter Show" with "white men" who "had no idea about women's anything."

Late-night and daytime talk shows must offer equal time for candidate interviews, FCC says

Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez said the guidance contrasts with the FCC's long-standing view that such programs are entitled to editorial discretion based on newsworthiness, not political favoritism.