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FCC Chair Warns Talk Shows Face Equal-Time Rule

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  • FCC Chair Brendan Carr accused Senate candidate James Talarico of a hoax for moving a Jimmy Kimmel interview to YouTube.
  • Carr warned that daytime and late-night talk shows are no longer exempt from the FCC’s equal-time rule.
  • Jimmy Kimmel said the interview stayed off-air because the FCC threatened ABC.
  • Carr clarified that the equal-time rule does not apply to ESPN’s “College GameDay,” where Sen. Ted Cruz spoke.