NPR, PBS and FCC

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.
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations.
The FCC is investigating NPR and PBS
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr claims the public broadcasting stations could be violating federal law. Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has ordered investigations into NPR and PBS with the goal of slashing the money given to the government-funded organizations, The New York Times reports.
Trump’s FCC Chair Is Already Coming After NPR and PBS
Now, Trump’s FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, has sent a letter to public broadcasters NPR and PBS saying that he plans to investigate them for potentially having violated federal law. In the very same letter,
FCC Chairman Launches Investigation Into NPR And PBS Over Program Sponsorships — And Warns About Future Government Funding
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that air on PBS and NPR.
FCC launches probe into NPR, PBS, opening new front in Trump’s attack on the media
FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Project 2025 author and right-wing critic of the media, launched probes into National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, outlets that have been often been targeted by conservatives.
FCC Chair Carr Orders Investigation Into PBS, NPR Sponsorships; Supports Ending Their Federal Funding
WASHINGTON —Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has sent a letter to the heads of PBS and NPR telling them the agency’s Enforcement Bureau is opening an investigation into the airing of sponsorships on public stations.
Trump’s FCC chair investigates NPR and PBS, urges Congress to defund them
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS in a move that Democrats described as an attempt to intimidate the media.
Trump's hand-picked FCC head Carr launches investigations into NPR and PBS
Carr wrote the chapter of Project 2025 on the FCC and showed his hand in his letter to the heads of the public networks. "For my own part, I do not see a reason why Congress shoul
Trump's new FCC chief opens investigation into longtime conservative targets NPR, PBS
The investigation will revolve around NPR and PBS airing sponsorships across their 1,500-plus member stations, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said.
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NPR and PBS Face a Moment of Truth
The system needs more stable funding, a greater emphasis on local content, and reduced reliance on private financing and syndicated programs.
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FCC Launches Probe of NPR and PBS — Long Opposed by Conservatives — Over Claims They’re Improperly Airing Commercials
I do not see a reason why Congress should continue sending taxpayer dollars to NPR and PBS given the changes in the media ...