Julie Martin announces on June 23 of an election year that she is a candidate for the city council position number three. The city election is scheduled to be held on September 15. When she announces her candidacy, no other person is running for this post. Julie is the anchor for WART's "News at Noon" TV show. She continues to anchor the news until someone at the TV station figures out her candidacy and her anchor job might present a small conflict of interest. So she is asked to take a leave of absence beginning July 5.

Bill Bright announces his candidacy for position three on July 4. On July 6, the day after Julie leaves the air, he telephones the station and demands 4 hours and 40 minutes of free airtime. He said that, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, Julie was on the air for approximately 35 minutes each day for eight days between June 23 and July 5. Under the equal opportunity rules, Bright says, the station owes him that much free time. The TV station refuses. The station contends that appearances on bona fide newscasts do not count as an appearance under the equal time rules. Bright complains to the FCC.

1. How would the FCC rule in this case?