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ABC asks viewers to contact FCC over probes into 'The View' and local stations

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On June 22, Disney-owned ABC began airing on-air spots in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia asking viewers to tell the Federal Communications Commission to drop investigations into The View and ABC’s local broadcast license reviews. The campaign responds to an FCC review tied to the Trump administration that has accelerated some ABC license renewal timelines while opening a separate probe into whether The View violated commission rules. ABC set a July 6 deadline for public comments and says viewer input could influence whether stations keep their licenses and whether networks change programming, raising First Amendment and press-freedom stakes.

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