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fromArs Technica
2 days ago

FCC chairman unconvincingly claims he never threatened ABC station licenses

Brendan Carr denied threatening to revoke Disney/ABC TV licenses over Jimmy Kimmel, despite bipartisan interpretations and subsequent station programming changes.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

FCC Commissioner Rebukes Agency's Chair, Says We Don't Have the Authority' To Retaliate Against Broadcasters

The FCC lacks authority to revoke broadcasters' licenses or censor on-air content; threats to punish networks or talent for speech are legally unfounded.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Jimmy Kimmel's suspension fits squarely into the FCC's new pressure playbook

Kimmel, a late-night host who's long criticized and mocked President Donald Trump, had his namesake show on ABC suspended "indefinitely" after his comments about Charlie Kirk, the right-wing influencer who was killed in public last week. Carr, a Trump appointee, suggested on a conservative podcast on Wednesday that owners of local broadcast stations that license ABC programming should pressure the network to cancel Kimmel. He said broadcasters who don't act "in the public interest" could get their licenses reviewed.
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fromArs Technica
1 month ago

CBS caved to Trump-now he's seeking punishments for ABC and NBC

Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren't paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES. They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked 'journalism' should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!
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