Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS in a move that Democrats described as an attempt to intimidate the media.

Brendan Carr, the President Trump-appointed FCC chairman, warned the CEOs of PBS and NPR that they “could be violating federal law by airing commercials” — and that he has ordered an investigation by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau into the matter.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into NPR and PBS over the public broadcasters’ airing of commercials. Brendan Carr, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency,

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that air on PBS and NPR.

Carr’s investigation comes amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing criticism of NPR and PBS. The post Trump-Allied FCC Chairman Opens Investigations Into NPR And PBS first appeared on Mediaite.

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching an investigation into NPR and PBS over their alleged “airing of commercials.” “I am concerned that NPR and

Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the sponsorship practices of NPR and PBS member stations.

Both CEOs rejected the claim that the public broadcasters had violated federal laws or practices that stretch back decades.

Carr, 46, explained that his specific concern is related to corporate underwriting announcements broadcast by NPR and PBS member stations, which may violate rules prohibiting public broadcasters from running commercials.

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In a letter to CEOs of both organizations, FCC Chair Brendan Carr wrote that some underwriting may “cross the line” into advertising.