Crain's Chicago Business12h
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC's 'Unprecedented, Intrusive' Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
Senator Richard Blumenthal slammed the FCC for launching "unprecedented, intrusive investigations" under "arbitrary and ...
WBUR10d
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 asked 13 public radio stations, including WBUR, to turn over information about their on-air sponsorships — ...
The Once and Future Debate Over Public Broadcasting
Liberals and conservatives have debated government support for public broadcasting since the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act was ...
New York Post4d
NPR told gay host Ari Shapiro not to attend Pride event — then reversed decision after emails leaked
In January, FCC Chair Brendan Carr launched a probe into NPR and PBS over their alleged use of “prohibited commercial advertisements,” which he argued could be reason enough to yank their ...
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 ...
The Heritage Foundation12dOpinion
NPR and PBS’s Impending Reckoning With DOGE
Public broadcasting’s lobbyists and their television and radio clients huddled in a Washington hotel this week to chart an ...
FCC seeks sponsorship details from radio stations, including WBUR
The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to 13 public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston, asking them to ...
New York Post28d
FCC’s Brendan Carr sarcastically cheers Sheryl Crow’s NPR donation after selling Tesla in protest – better than ‘taxpayer dollars’
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sarcastically cheered ... Last month, Carr ordered a probe into nonprofit media organizations NPR and PBS to investigate whether they violated government rules by airing ...