The FCC is probing Chicago public radio station WBEZ over on-air sponsorships
Chicago’s WBEZ is among 13 NPR and PBS member radio stations being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission as ...
FCC chair threatens to block mergers of media companies engaged in DEI
Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, cited Paramount’s planned merger with Skydance Media and ...
WBEZ, 12 other public media stations under investigation by FCC
The Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to several public media stations saying they were under investigation ...
Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat opened an inquiry into the agency's "apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by ...
Trump shuts down NBC News reporter: ‘I think you’re so discredited’
The president answered questions from a gaggle of journalists during a visit to the Kennedy Center on Monday – but stopped ...
FCC Chair Threatens to Block M&A for Companies That Embrace DEI Policies
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has put companies who promote "invidious” DEI policies on notice, warning that he will block their ...
NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
Over its 55-year history, defunding scares have come like clockwork at National Public Radio, timed to GOP power. Will 2025 ...
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WBEZ being investigated by federal regulators over on-air sponsorships
The inquiry is part of the FCC’s investigation into NPR and PBS. In January, the new chairman of the agency, Brendan Carr, ...
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NMPBS general manager outlines threats to public media ahead of Congressional hearing
On March 26, the CEOs of NPR and PBS will testify at a House subcommittee in a hearing dubbed “Anti-American Airwaves: ...
FCC chair sends letter to Google questioning faith-based discrimination claims against YouTube TV
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is confronting Google with questions about allegations YouTube TV is implementing faith-based ...
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Feds look into underwriting practices at WBUR and other public media outlets
As part of its ongoing investigation of NPR and PBS, the Federal Communications Commission sent letters to a number of public radio stations, including WBUR, asking for information about their on- ...
Trump’s Media Pit Bull Is “Off the Leash”
FCC chair Brendan Carr has already inspired widespread fear (and loathing) among media elites and free press advocates. And ...