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 marketplace,’ the FCC chairman says in a letter to the heads of both public media organizations.
Public media stalwarts National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Corporation – frequent targets of Republican lawmakers due to their left-leaning news programs – are suddenly facing scrutiny under the new administration, with the newly appointed Chairman for the Federal Communications Commission looking to pull the plug on federal funding to both media outlets.
Republican administrations have tried to kill public funding for NPR and PBS for decades, but Brendan Carr, the new FCC chair, is trying a more surgical but potentially more effective approach. He’s launched an investigation into both media organizations, alleging that their “airing of commercials” violates federal law.
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