US EditionFCC probes radio station after revealing sensitive details on ICE operations
- The Federal Communications Commission is investigating KCBS Radio for allegedly revealing sensitive details about undercover Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in East San Jose, which included vehicle information and agent locations.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed that KCBS has days to respond to the inquiry regarding potential violations of its public interest obligations under its FCC license.
- The Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network first reported on the ICE operations, where at least one person was detained during the raids on January 26 and 27.
- Lawyer David Loy emphasized that the First Amendment protects KCBS's right to report on public interest matters, highlighting concerns about the chilling effect of the FCC's investigation on press freedom.
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FCC probes radio station after revealing sensitive details on ICE operations
A San Francisco radio station has just days to respond to an FCC inquiry after reportedly broadcasting sensitive details about an undercover ICE operation. The investigation will determine if the station violated its "public interest obligations" under its FCC license. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr expressed concerns over the potential risks to ICE agents' safety following the broadcast. Other radio stations are accused of airing live locations of I…
FCC Announces Investigation Into San Francisco KCBS Broadcast Giving Location Of ICE Agents – California Globe
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr announced Thursday that they are currently investigating KCBS 740 AM, the radio station in San Francisco which revealed live on air the locations in and around San Jose where undercover ICE vehicles and agents that were conducting deportation operations. Following Trump’s inauguration on January 20th, the new administration began a new deportation effort nationwide targeting illegal immigrant …
FCC investigating Bay Area radio station over ICE raid coverage
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Federal Communications Commission is investigating a San Francisco radio station for its coverage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in the Bay Area last month. In an appearance on Fox News, FCC chair Brendan Carr accused SF-based KCBS 740 AM of broadcasting live locations of undercover ICE agents, calling it "really concerning." "This is really concerning," Carr told Fox News, "so what happened w…
FCC investigates Soros-backed KCBS radio station for reporting live location of ICE · American Wire News
A California radio station that revealed the location of undercover Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents is now under investigation. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has launched a probe of San Francisco-based KCBS, a radio station backed by left-wing billionaire George Soros, after disclosing the exact location of the agents and their vehicles as they conducted deportation operations in San Jose last month. FCC chairman Br…
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