FCC chair, Republican Brendan Carr, reportedly sent a letter to NPR and PBS announcing the launch of an investigation into potential airing of 'prohibited commercial' ads.
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into media outlets PBS and National Public Radio over member stations potentially airing 'prohibited commercial advertisements,' according to a letter obtained by The New York Times. 'I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,' FCC chair Brendan Carr wrote, according to the Times.
' PBS told Times it is proud of its 'noncommercial educational programming,' and worked 'diligently to comply with the F.C.C.’s underwriting regulations.' NPR and PBS are both public broadcasting organizations, and both are bracing to potentially lose public funding under the Trump administration. 'NO MORE FUNDING FOR NPR, A TOTAL SCAM!' Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social in April 2024, potentially previewing their fate under his second administration.
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