PBS and NPR said they comply with FCC underwriting guidelines after the Trump-appointed FCC chairman warned they could be violating federal law by airing commercials.

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 new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.

New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that air during PBS and NPR programming, suggesting that they may cross the line “into prohibited commercial advertisements.

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

The chairman 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

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is launching an investigation into nonprofits NPR and PBS that a free speech advocate calls "troubling."

The investigation will revolve around NPR and PBC airing sponsorships across their 1,500-plus member stations, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr announced he would be investigating two publicly funded media outlets.

The Chairman of the FCC is looking into sponsorship spots aired on PBS and NPR member stations. This article, FCC Chairman Carr probes sponsorships at NPR, PBS stations, was first published at The Desk.

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