WASHINGTON After months of attacking broadcast networks for bias in their news coverage and the way they handle relationships with affiliates, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has sent a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts saying, I have asked the FCC's Media Bureau to examine Comcast's relationships with its local broadcast TV affiliates both owned and operated and independent stations to ensure compliance with FCC regulations as well as the public interest standard.
FCC Opens Investigation into Comcast's Relations with Affiliates
31/07/2025
WASHINGTON After months of attacking broadcast networks for bias in their news coverage and the way they handle relationships with affiliates, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has sent a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts saying, I have asked the FCC's Media Bureau to examine Comcast's relationships with its local broadcast TV affiliates both owned and operated and independent stations to ensure compliance with FCC regulations as well as the public interest standard.
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