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Brendan Carr, Soon To Be FCC Chair, Says Commission Will Back Local TV Stations “Even If That’s In Conflict” With Broadcast Networks
Brendan Carr, poised to become FCC chair, said the commission will back local TV stations "even if that's in conflict with the interests of national broadcast networks."
In the SNL matter, Carr accused NBC of a “clear and blatant effort” to flout the FCC’s “equal time” rule, which requires the same amount airtime to be given to major-party candidates. Pushed by Faber’s co-host, Melissa Lee, about how the FCC would evaluate compliance with the public interest rule, and whether he was finding another way to say broadcasters could be punished for leaning too far left, Carr sought to clarify things. A spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters, the industry’s main trade group in Washington, opted not to weigh in Friday evening when contacted by Deadline.
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