FCC Probes iHeartMedia Following Accusations of Payola Law Violations
The Federal Communications Commission has warned radio station owners that it is cracking down on what it describes as ...
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 ...
Trump’s FCC Is Investigating Music Industry Payola Claims
FCC chairman Brendan Carr, in a letter to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman on Monday, said that the inquiry relates to possible ...
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FCC Launches Probe Into iHeartMedia’s Alleged Payola Practices
The FCC has launched a probe into whether iHeartMedia violates “payola” laws by using radio airplay as leverage booking ...
FCC chair accuses predecessors of partisan bias after criticism of media probes
Chair Brendan Carr slammed his predecessors at the department after they criticized him for his probing of major broadcast ...
FCC’s Brendan Carr sarcastically cheers Sheryl Crow’s NPR donation after selling Tesla in protest – better than ‘taxpayer dollars’
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow slammed “President Musk” and shared a video showing her Tesla car driving away on a truck bed.
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Led by Trump-picked chairman, the FCC takes aim at media companies
NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR and KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the Federal Communications ...
FCC Opens Investigation Into Comcast, NBCUniversal for ‘Promotion of DEI’
The investigation into Comcast and NBCUniversal comes after the Trump appointee demanded CBS News hand over unedited video ...
Donald Trump And The FCC Chairman Are Waging War On The News Media As Much Of The Industry Frets Over Whether To Fight Back – Analysis
The FCC wields authority over media companies, and Trump-appointed chairman Brendan Carr has sought to rattle that industry ...
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FCC readies plan to scrutinize broadcasters, telecoms over DEI initiatives
The FCC intends to use materials obtained from its investigation of Comcast over DEI initiatives to help the agency probe ...
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New Mexico Senator raises concerns about FCC as Trump asserts control over agencies
President Donald Trump's administration moved this week in an executive order to give the president greater control over independent regulatory agencies. New Mexico U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján has ...
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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
also said in a statement that the service has adhered to the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages. As far as the fate of federal funding for PBS is concerned, Kerger is used to playing defense ...