Trump’s FCC chief orders investigation into NPR and PBS sponsorships
FCC’s Brendan Carr also suggests an investigation could be relevant to conservative congressional efforts to defund the public broadcasters.
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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
Katherine Maher, president and chief executive of "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered" home NPR, also said in a ...
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FCC chairman launches investigation into NPR and PBS over alleged airing of commercials
“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote in a letter to the heads of both outlets, according to NP ...
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FCC launches probe into NPR, PBS, opening new front in Trump’s attack on the media
And there is nothing antiquated about the idea that the FCC has a duty to respect the ... “I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials ...
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FCC Launches Probe of NPR and PBS — Long Opposed by Conservatives — Over Claims They’re Improperly Airing Commercials
Republican administrations have tried to kill public funding for NPR and PBS for decades, but Brendan Carr, the new FCC chair, is trying a more surgical but potentially more effective approach. He’s ...
FCC’s Brendan Carr sarcastically cheers Sheryl Crow’s NPR donation after selling Tesla in protest – better than ‘taxpayer dollars’
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow slammed “President Musk” and shared a video showing her Tesla car driving away on a truck bed.
NPR and PBS’s impending reckoning with DOGE
DOGE is on a collision course with PBS and NPR that could ultimately doom public broadcasting's reliance on government ...
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FCC Chair Carr Orders Investigation Into PBS, NPR Sponsorships; Supports Ending Their Federal Funding
In an unprecedented move for an FCC chair, Carr also said he supported the elimination of Federal funding for public broadcasters, writing: “For my own part, I do not see a reason why Congress should ...
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FCC Chair Orders NPR, PBS Investigation That Could Undermine Case for Public Funding
Chairman Brendan Carr wrote in a letter to NPR and PBS on Wednesday that the stations ... Members of Congress because I believe this FCC investigation may prove relevant to an ongoing legislative ...
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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says NPR and PBS may be "broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements." The networks say their broadcasts comply ...
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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
president and chief executive of NPR, also said in a statement that the service has adhered to the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages. As far as the fate of federal funding for PBS is ...
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Trump’s FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says NPR and PBS may be "broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements." The networks say their broadcasts comply with ...