FCC Seeks Comment On Whether ABC’s The View Qualifies As A Bona Fide News Interview Program

On May 22, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking comment on whether ABC’s daytime talk show The View qualifies as a bona fide news interview program and is exempted from the FCC’s equal opportunities rule (The View Public Notice). The View Public Notice comes in response to a Petition for Declaratory Ruling (Petition) filed by Disney’s owned-and-operated station, KTRK-TV in Houston, and ABC.

While the Public Notice focuses on a single program, it is likely to generate significant discussion about how the equal opportunities rule and the statutory exemptions are applied, more broadly, and the constitutionality of the equal opportunities regime and the FCC’s enforcement thereof.