CBS Could Air Talarico Interview Outside of Texas, Carr Says

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says CBS had the option to air Texas state Representative James Talarico’s interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on stations outside of Texas as a workaround to the equal-time rule.

• Carr, appearing at an FCC meeting, responds to a reporter’s question about the rule following CBS’s decision not to air an interview with Talarico
  • Talarico is seeking the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Texas
• The rule only applies to primaries and not the general election, Carr says
• NOTE: Talarico Raises $2.5 Million After Interview CBS Wouldn’t Air

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