“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote in a letter to the heads of both outlets, according to NP ...

Brendan Carr, the President Trump-appointed FCC chairman, warned the CEOs of PBS and NPR that they “could be violating federal law by airing commercials” — and that he has ordered an ...

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching an investigation into NPR and PBS over their alleged “airing of commercials.” “I am concerned that NPR and PBS ...

PBS KIDS will premiere four new episodes from LYLA IN THE LOOP on February 3, including stories that celebrate Jamaica Day and highlight Black inventors, in addition to a new game “Lyla and Stu ...

Carr alleges that underwriting announcements from NPR and PBS member stations may be crossing the line into prohibited commercial advertisements. NPR and PBS maintain that their sponsorships ...

In a letter obtained by CNN, Carr said he was “concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials.” “In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS ...

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“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,” Carr wrote on Wednesday in a letter to NPR chief executive Katherine Maher and PBS chief ...

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 ...