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Shipwack

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8. Unconstitutional, but not super-worrisome?

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:42 PM

Mar 2026

Only 17% of households get their TV only over the air, which the FCC regulates.

If they deny broadcast licenses to ABC, CBS, and NBC, they can still broadcast through cable TV and the internet, no?

Not that the 17% aren’t important, or a significantly large portion of Americans, of course.

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FCC Chair Threatens Media: Fall In Line With Trump, Or Lose Broadcasting Licenses [View all] littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 OP

Really, what's the difference? Marthe48 Mar 2026 #1

A strongly worded letter won't address this nazi shit. rubbersole Mar 2026 #2

2nd that orangecrush Mar 2026 #20

Wholly illegal and unconstitutional angrychair Mar 2026 #3

Sue the fucks purr-rat beauty Mar 2026 #4

Impeach the fucker - this would break the First Amendment muriel_volestrangler Mar 2026 #5

Federal court slap down in 3...2...1.... paleotn Mar 2026 #6

Soviet Pravda IronLionZion Mar 2026 #7

Doesn't "Pravda" translate to "Truth" (Social)? BurnDoubt Mar 2026 #9

We can always trust anything that puts the word "Truth" in it's name IronLionZion Mar 2026 #11

Unconstitutional, but not super-worrisome? Shipwack Mar 2026 #8

I worry... BurnDoubt Mar 2026 #12

Fair. nt Shipwack Mar 2026 #28

Fuck you Obergruppenfhrer Carr you fascist prick. I bet you have a Free Speech My Ass Tattoo n/t Cheezoholic Mar 2026 #10

Do it Carr Mblaze Mar 2026 #13

Gotta control the media and thereby the messaging. Dicktator 101 Evolve Dammit Mar 2026 #14

"In the public interest" James48 Mar 2026 #15

Reuters has now picked up the story. littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 #16

Fuck you Carr Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2026 #17

Kick dalton99a Mar 2026 #18

Haul Barr's ass in to a hearing orangecrush Mar 2026 #19

"Be Fox 'News', or else!" sakabatou Mar 2026 #21

The fascist crackdown on 'not approved' news is continuing! Aussie105 Mar 2026 #22

Yep.... If the oligarchs can't buy a news outlet they'll regulate it into submission. groundloop Mar 2026 #23

"Spell FASCIST ASSHOLE" struggle4progress Mar 2026 #24

Carr is considered an incompetent doofus by most communications attorneys onenote Mar 2026 #25

He is one of the architects of P25 so he's not that dumb. littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 #27

If the jackass actually does this he needs to have his ass hauled before the courts. lostincalifornia Mar 2026 #26

FoxNews' time is limited, since it won't be hard to prove they're constantly lying. Baitball Blogger Mar 2026 #29

There's always a tweet... Carr said in 2019: IcyPeas Mar 2026 #30

My new favorite meme. Roy Rolling Mar 2026 #31

What a crock of shite! OldBaldy1701E Mar 2026 #32

So if a broadcaster accurately reports that the WSJ and NYT printed something Trump says is fake news.. onenote Mar 2026 #33

Agreed: wholley unConstitutional. That said, snot Mar 2026 #34

Again......can you even imagine how RW world would explode if Biden or Obama's FCC Chair had said this. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2026 #35