PBS

After Colbert says CBS blocked interview, FCC commissioner weighs in on 'equal time'

Late-night host Stephen Colbert is going after his soon-to-be former network, saying CBS blocked him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the Senate. CBS says it ...
PBS

What is the 'equal time' rule that Colbert says led CBS to pull his Talarico interview?

Stephen Colbert's comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump ...
Washington Examiner

What is the FCC equal time rule at center of Colbert-Talarico interview controversy?

The Federal Communications Commission is aggressively enforcing its new guidance on a so-called equal-time statute, pursuant to a 20th-century federal law that requires broadcast television networks ...
Reason

Stephen Colbert Says CBS Killed an Interview Because of FCC Equal-Time Rule

This week, Stephen Colbert—host of CBS' The Late Show—interviewed Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a candidate in the state's Democratic Senate primary on March 3. But it didn't air. As Colbert ...
The Conversation

Why Stephen Colbert is right about the ‘equal time’ rule, despite warnings from the FCC

CBS says it warned Stephen Colbert that an interview with a politician could trigger an FCC rule requiring broadcasters to give political candidates equal access to the airwaves. The Late Show With ...