Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, informed NPR and PBS this week that he had ordered an investigation into the practice of their member stations airing sponsorships.
Mr. Carr told Katherine Maher, NPR’s chief executive, and Paula Kerger, PBS’s chief executive, about the investigation [in a letter on Wednesday](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/340343f285781674/6da3eb69-full.pdf). Mr. Carr, who was appointed by President Trump, said the investigation would focus on the stations’ practice of airing sponsorships.
“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,” Mr. Carr said in the letter, which was obtained by The New York Times. “In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements.”
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Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, informed NPR and PBS this week that he had ordered an investigation into the practice of their member stations airing sponsorships.
Mr. Carr told Katherine Maher, NPR’s chief executive, and Paula Kerger, PBS’s chief executive, about the investigation [in a letter on Wednesday](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/340343f285781674/6da3eb69-full.pdf). Mr. Carr, who was appointed by President Trump, said the investigation would focus on the stations’ practice of airing sponsorships.
“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,” Mr. Carr said in the letter, which was obtained by The New York Times. “In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements.”