16 hours ago · Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships. By Benjamin Mullin and David McCabe Brendan Carr, the chairman ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.

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Jul 15, 2024 · The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 would defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which would take taxpayer dollars away from NPR and PBS.

Jan 17, 2025 · Public broadcasting faces defunding threat from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. NPR and PBS need to reflect on story selection and geographic diversity.

Apr 17, 2023 · Here’s how it works: Under the terms of the 1967 Public Broadcasting Act, funds are allocated annually to a non-governmental agency, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, overseen by a board...

Jul 3, 2017 · Most CPB-funded television programs are distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), created in 1969 by CPB. CPB-funded radio programs are distributed primarily through National Public Radio (NPR), created in 1970 by CPB. Both PBS and NPR are private, not-for-profit corporations.

Jan 16, 2025 · Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.

3 days ago · Carr is one of the authors on Project 2025, which aims to increase licensing fees for educational media outlets such as Public Broadcasting Service ... (NPR). With a majority Republican FCC, Trump will have the potential to take action against broadcasters, but this action could still face challenges in courts, which apply strict scrutiny to ...

Jul 24, 2024 · Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, pressed NPR Tuesday for information about its funding sources amid the House GOP's push to end CPB’s advance funding for FY 2027.