Trump’s FCC chief investigates NPR, PBS : NPR
2 days ago · 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 ...
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships
2 days ago · The letter is the latest action from President Trump’s allies to target NPR and PBS stations and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a taxpayer-funded organization that backs them.
Trump’s FCC is investigating NPR and PBS stations over ... - CNN
2 days ago · Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the sponsorship practices of NPR and PBS member stations.
Trump’s FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
2 days ago · The FCC does not directly regulate the two networks. Instead, it evaluates the actions of roughly 1,500 public broadcasting stations across the country, which hold licenses granted by the FCC for use of public airwaves for radio and television, even in the digital age. Public broadcasting stations are prohibited from running commercials.
FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting
2 days ago · FCC Chair Brendan Carr has asked the commission’s Enforcement Bureau to investigate underwriting announcements of NPR, PBS and their member stations, a letter obtained by Current shows. In the letter, sent Jan. 29 to NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Carr expressed concern that NPR ...
FCC investigates NPR and PBS for commercial airtime - The Hill
2 days ago · The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching an investigation into NPR and PBS over their alleged “airing of commercials.” “I am concerned that NPR and PBS ...
FCC Chair Carr Orders Investigation Into PBS, NPR Sponsorships ...
2 days ago · As you know, NPR and PBS distribute their programming through a network of approximately 1,500 NPR and PBS member broadcast stations. The relevant broadcast stations, which are licensed to operate by the FCC, are limited by the terms of their federal authorizations to operating as noncommercial educational broadcast stations- or NCES.
FCC Chairman Launches Investigation Into NPR And PBS Over
3 days ago · The FCC’s enforcement bureau is being asked to open the investigation, Carr wrote, adding that he is concerned that the PBS and NPR broadcasts “could be violating the law by airing commercials.”
Trump FCC chair targets NPR, PBS for investigation ahead of ...
2 days ago · The FCC allows businesses to support noncommercial radio and television stations — such as NPR, PBS or college radio stations — via on-air announcements known as underwriting sponsorships. The ...
New Trump-appointed FCC chair launches probe into NPR, PBS
2 days ago · The probe into NPR and PBS was announced to the organizations in a letter from Carr on Wednesday and published by the Times on Thursday that details the FCC chair’s concerns that PBS and NPR ...
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