FCC Receives Over 16,000 Comments on ABC's Petition to Classify 'The View' as a News Program
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Lucas Manfredi
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The FCC has received over 16,000 public comments — more than six times the previous month's total — as it evaluates ABC's petition to classify "The View" as a "bona fide" news program. ABC launched a viewer awareness campaign to rally support for the petition and for an early broadcast license renewal for its eight owned stations. The Disney-owned network has received support from groups across the political spectrum as well as from viewers.
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The figure, which is more than six times the roughly 2,500 comments filed during the entire month prior, comes after ABC launched a viewer awareness campaign on Monday
The Disney-owned network has received support from various groups on both sides of the political aisle as well as viewers at home
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