The CPB is set to shut down after Congress approved President Trump’s request to rescind its funding. The Center for American Rights said the CPB shutdown should be used as an opportunity to reassign spectrum used by NPR and PBS stations to other entities.

The FCC has silenced the “Texas Thunder” with an official order to revoke the broadcast licenses for two FM stations owned by Kremling Enterprises, Inc., following years of unpaid regulatory fees and a failure to respond to a formal notice issued ...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr answered questions from senators about threats to broadcast licenses, investigations into news outlets and allegations that he's weaponizing the FCC.

As an immediate result of today’s hearing, the FCC removed a statement from its website that said it is an independent agency. Carr, who has embraced President Trump’s declaration that independent agencies may no longer operate independently from the White House, apparently didn’t realize that the website still called the FCC an independent agency.

Donald Trump returned to familiar terrain in a Truth Social post, again calling on broadcast networks to lose their licenses over what he deemed unfair coverage. The president’s target this time was ABC and NBC, and he added another element: Calling for ...

In light of the Kimmel controversy, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr used his monthly press conference following September’s Open Meeting to momentarily float the idea of an auction system that would let broadcasters pay to shed their public interest obligations.

On Sept. 24, Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television just days after his show was suspended by Disney in response to criticism from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, warning that affiliated broadcasters could face scrutiny over their FCC licenses. While the ...