{"id":204263,"date":"2026-03-16T07:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/fcc-chair-threatens-to-revoke-broadcasters-licenses-amid-trump-comments-on-iran-coverage-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:08:08","slug":"fcc-chair-threatens-to-revoke-broadcasters-licenses-amid-trump-comments-on-iran-coverage-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/fcc-chair-threatens-to-revoke-broadcasters-licenses-amid-trump-comments-on-iran-coverage-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC chair threatens to revoke broadcasters' licenses amid Trump comments on Iran coverage – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday renewed his criticism and threats against broadcasters over their content,<\/a> this time with President Donald Trump\u2019s criticism of Iran war reporting as the backdrop.
Broadcasters who air \u201cfake news\u201d must \u201ccorrect course before their license renewals come up,\u201d Carr posted on X<\/a>, in remarks accompanied by a screenshot of Trump\u2019s Truth Social post<\/a> earlier in the day accusing the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and \u201cother lowlife \u2018papers\u2019 and media\u201d of \u201cterrible reporting\u201d on the U.S. and Israel\u2019s war with Iran.
\u201cBroadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not,\u201d Carr wrote.
The FCC issues licenses for television and radio broadcasters, but does not license TV or radio networks or other organizations stations have relationships with, unless they are licensees. The agency also does not regulate news outlets that have only online and print distribution, such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Carr has repeatedly said he wants to enforce the FCC\u2019s public interest obligation for broadcasters that use the public airwaves, which he says the FCC has failed to properly deploy for decades.
On Saturday, he wrote of \u201choaxes and distortions\u201d during the 2024 presidential campaign and said \u201cthe public has lost faith and confidence in the media.\u201d By including Trump\u2019s post, Carr for the first time extended his own criticisms to wartime coverage.
Trump has frequently accused news media outlets of lying when they run stories that he sees as critical of him, and he has previously called for removing the licenses of broadcast outlets he views as unfair.
Democratic lawmakers and a few prominent Republicans have criticized the Trump administration\u2019s pressure campaign against broadcasters. Carr has argued that polls showing widespread distrust of the media support his stance.
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