A long-simmering effort to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is heating up on Capitol Hill ...

PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is ...

FCC chair, Republican Brendan Carr, reportedly sent a letter to NPR and PBS announcing the launch of an investigation into potential airing of 'prohibited commercial' ads.

FCC’s Brendan Carr also suggests an investigation could be relevant to conservative congressional efforts to defund the public broadcasters.

NPR and PBS maintain that their sponsorships comply with FCC regulations and believe they can prove it. Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks criticizes the investigation as a potential ...

NPR and PBS programming is aired to a network of around 1,500 member stations, all of which choose which programs to broadcast. The stations require licenses approved by the FCC to operate ...

Chair Brendan Carr took a jab at Sheryl Crow over the weekend after the singer announced she is selling her Tesla and ...

FCC chief Brendan Carr aims to 're-empower' local TV stations and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on ...

“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal ... “We work diligently to comply with the FCC’s underwriting regulations and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate ...

"I am writing to inform you that I have asked the FCC's Enforcement Bureau to open an investigation regarding the airing of NPR and PBS programming across your broadcast member stations," Carr ...