After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses

Posted by Bender 1 day ago

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Comment by adfm 1 day ago

I offer Fred Rogers testifying before the senate subcommittee on communications as a refresher on why we must continue to fund PBS and NPR.

https://youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?si=Wei_cwJcF56rXl_w

The person on the other end of that call is thin skinned and likely not hugged much as a child. Sad.

Comment by aeternum 16 hours ago

If PBS and NPR had shows of the caliber of Mr. Rogers then perhaps a strong case could be made continuing that funding.

Instead they now focus on messages like this: https://x.com/NPR/status/1491520306036543496

Sell the spectrum and let them compete fairly in the marketplace of ideas. Half the country should not be forced to fund broadcasting they do not agree with.

Comment by kayfox 1 day ago

These stations and networks still have about 80% of their previous funding, so nothing is really going to get shut down right away.

Also, in many cases the TV and radio spectrums in markets these stations are in are not saturated to the point where new licensees are prevented from operating just because of saturation.

So this is really just some group asking for public broadcasting to be punished even more.

Comment by mcswell 1 day ago

Yeap. The one-word description is "censorship."

Comment by black_13 1 day ago

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Comment by devwastaken 19 hours ago

in a properly functioning government old unused services must depart for new uses. The NPR and PBS you knew is gone - its completely different people, different management. if people want the idea it represented they have to go elsewhere to find it anyways.

Comment by ElevenLathe 18 hours ago

What do you mean? The local shows and personalities on the local community-college-run station are still the same ones I've known my whole life.