\n\tDisney wants to bring another element into its ongoing squabble with the Federal Communications Commission: its fans.<\/p>\n
\n\t In a new campaign that launched Monday, the entertainment conglomerate urged the audience tuning into \u201cThe View<\/a>\u201d to offer public comment as the company grapples with unorthodox pressure from the Trump administration. The Federal Communications Commission, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, ordered Disney to file for renewals for eight of its stations years ahead of schedule. In filings, Disney has said its applications were made \u201cunder protest in response to an unlawful, arbitrary, and unconstitutional order.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe View,\u201d which has thrived in recent years with discussion of politics, has also found itself in the administration\u2019s cross-hairs. The FCC<\/a> has probed whether the program has violated so-called \u201cequal-time\u201d election laws following the appearance of political figures, launching its investigation after James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, appeared on the show in February. The FCC issued new guidance in January that late-night and daytime hosts needed to give equal time to political candidates from various parties, claiming the programs might be working along partisan lines.<\/p>\n \n\tSpots tied to the debate over \u201cThe View\u201d will run during a commercial break within the hour of the show.\u00a0Messages from Disney related to the licenses of its in-air stations will air acros all dayparts on New York\u2019s (WABC; Los Angeles\u2019 KABC; Chicago\u2019s WLS; Philadelphia\u2019s WPVI; Houston\u2019s KTRK: San Francisco\u2019s KGO: Raleigh-Durham\u2019s WTVD; and Fresno\u2019s KFSN.<\/p>\n