I agree with you. ABC is granted access to the limited spectrum of the public airwaves to run their network. It's been accepted that some amount of advertising is allowed with this privilege, but it is not acceptable to run advertising 24 hours a day or to use the public airwaves to back specific political candidates. Using their public license in this way is a violation of the public trust. Their broadcast license should be revoked. Not that it will of course.
If they were cable only they could do as they wish, but that's not the case.
Eek, that's a pretty good argument. Severely limited resources should probably be used for public good. There are plenty of cable channels upon which companies can make a buck.
If they were cable only they could do as they wish, but that's not the case.