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It's about time.
'Head of FCC orders review of PBS, NPR over paid advertisements'
'Acknowledging underwriters crosses the line when they 'promote
products, services or businesses'' <
https://www.wnd.com/2025/01/head-of-fcc-orders-review-of-pbs-npr-over-paid-advertisements/>
'Brendan Carr, recently promoted by President Donald Trump from a seat
on the Federal Communications Commission to be its chair, has notified
the tax-funded National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System
their acceptance of paid advertisements is going to be reviewed.
Carr previously was the agency's general counsel, and was on the
commission from 2017. He's been a critic of TikTok, on national security grounds, opposes content "moderation" or censorship on digital platforms
and has urged the dismantling of the "censorship cartel" that appeared
under Joe Biden's administration.
Now a report from RedState says he has put PBS and NPR "on notice that
he has ordered an investigation into those outlets for violating federal
law by airing paid advertisements."
NPR and PBS both, in fact, have turned to the extreme left politically
in America, and have been criticized for failing to present neutral
reporting. Instead they support far-left ideologies and attack
conservative thought.
Carr, in fact, openly wondered about their existence.
"For my own part, I do not see a reason why Congress should continue
sending taxpayer dollars to NPR and PBS given the changes in the media marketplace since the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967,"
he said.
The dispute over advertisements is because as tax-funded organizations
they are not allowed to accept pay for ordinary ads.
They are allowed to provide acknowledgement for financial support.
"I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal
law by airing commercials. In particular, it is possible that NPR and
PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that
cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements," he said in a
letter.
RedState explained, "NPR and PBS have for decades aired sponsorships
under rules set forth by the government. While public broadcasters are restricted by law from accepting traditional commercials, the F.C.C. has
become more permissive over the years about what public stations are
allowed to air. The F.C.C.'s evolving stance on the issue has gradually
allowed public radio stations to become less dependent on government
funding."
Eric Nuzum, of production company Magnificent Noise, said in a
commercial, the sponsor owns the time and can say what it wants. In an underwriting acknowledgement, "the station provides an acknowledgment of
who's providing the funding, along with basic information about the underwriter."
Carr said the problem is that broadcasters "cross the line into
advertisement when they 'promote the contributor's products, services,
or businesses.'" Further, they are not allowed to include "inducements"
to buy'
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