During the Kimmel controversy, Carr said he was trying "to empower local TV stations to serve the needs of the local communities." The FCC subsequently opened a proceeding titled, "Empowering Local Broadcast TV Stations to Meet Their Public Interest Obligations: Exploring Market Dynamics Between National Programmers and Their Affiliates." The FCC invited public comments on whether to adopt regulations "in light of the changes in the broadcast market that have led to anticompetitive leverage and behavior by large networks."
Carr has launched formal reviews of nearly all the major broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR and PBS. He has also initiated investigations into the diversity, equity and inclusion actions of the corporate parents of ABC and NBC the Walt Disney Co. and Comcast, respectively. One network has so far escaped his scrutiny: Fox, which is owned by Trump political ally Rupert Murdoch.