Time is ticking. Donald Trump’s opponents in the Republican presidential race have a week to request the same amount of time he had on “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday: 12 minutes, two seconds. According to the equal-opportunity clause of federal communications law, if a broadcast station gives time to someone running for office, then that person’s opponents may claim the right to the same amount of airtime on the station. This doesn’t include news programs. Variety reported that NBC’s New York affiliate, WNBC TV, filed its notice on Monday morning: Donald Trump, a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in the 2016 national election, appeared without charge on NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ for a total period of 12:05 (12 minutes and 5 seconds) commencing at 11:39:11 PM ET on Nov. 7 and ending at 1:01:01AM ET on Nov. 8, 2015. At this point, candidates can send their requests within the seven-day window, and NBC will then strike a deal with them as to how the time will be made up. It doesn’t have to be on the same program. The Washington Post reports that this occurs at the station level, not the network level. So each independent station that… Read full this story
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