After NPR and PBS Defunding, FCC Receives Call to Take Away Station Licenses

Affiliates vs Networks: The FCC’s Attempt to Rewind a Broken Tape

The Trump administration has had a mixed approach to date on reforming the broadcasting rules. On one hand, broadcast-ownership reforms have been a key issue this year for Republican appointees at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as they seek to help struggling broadcasters keep pace with their digital rivals. On the other hand, the president has accused the major television networks of being biased against him and pushing “woke” ide…

After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses

The CAR complaints were dismissed in January 2025 by then-FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and then revived by Carr after Trump appointed him to the chairmanship. Carr has continued making allegations of news distortion, including when he threatened to revoke licenses from ABC stations that air Jimmy Kimmel’s show. During the Kimmel controversy, Carr said he was trying “to empower local TV stations to serve the needs of the local communities.”…

Comments to the FCC Regarding Empowering Local Broadcast TV Stations to Meet Their Public Interest Obligations

The Commission is right to seek to remove regulatory impediments that hinder licensees from complying with their licenses and serving consumers, but the Public Notice rests on flawed premises that lead it to propose unwise and ineffective policy.