Campaign to defund PBS, NPR heats up, ‘Let Soros fund’ them
A long-simmering effort to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is heating up on Capitol Hill ...
PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is ...
Trump FCC chair targets NPR, PBS for investigation ahead of Congressional threats to defund
FCC chair, Republican Brendan Carr, reportedly sent a letter to NPR and PBS announcing the launch of an investigation into potential airing of 'prohibited commercial' ads.
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 ...
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Wants to ‘Re-Empower’ Local TV Stations and Consider Tighter Regulation of Social Media Giants
FCC chief Brendan Carr aims to 're-empower' local TV stations and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on ...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Suggests That Skydance-Paramount Merger Review Is Far From Finished
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency’s review of the proposed Skydance-Paramount Global merger is far from finished ...
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Trump’s FCC is investigating NPR and PBS stations over sponsorships
NPR and PBS programming is aired to a network of around 1,500 member stations, all of which choose which programs to ...
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.
New FCC chair investigating PBS and NPR, setting stage for defunding debate
“PBS is proud of the noncommercial educational programming we provide to all Americans through our member stations,” Kerger said in a statement (via NPR). “We work diligently to comply with the FCC’s ...
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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 ...
NPR’s head of diversity retires as Trump targets DEI, network faces investigation
Keith Woods announced his resignation as major companies revoke their diversity policies, and NPR faces an investigation that could pull its federal funding.