System/Policy
Senators send letter to FCC chair over ‘weaponization’ of commission
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The letter cited FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s own letter asking the commission’s Enforcement Bureau to open an investigation into NPR and PBS member stations.
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The letter cited FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s own letter asking the commission’s Enforcement Bureau to open an investigation into NPR and PBS member stations.
Arkansas PBS CEO Courtney Pledger spoke against the bill, saying the agency would stand to lose funding via grants and donations if it no longer has an independent board.
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