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Gomez to Broadcasters: `Stop Falling For FCC’s Intimidation Tactics’
Threats to remove broadcast licences over critical news coverage are “grounded in neither reality nor law and would not survive judicial review” the Commissioner said.
Blumenthal Seeks FCC Records on ‘Weaponization’ of Equal Time Rule
FCC Democratic senator says the agency’s new guidance for talk and late-night TV is a ‘partisan censorship scheme’
Stephen Colbert, FCC Commissioner Gomez Blast FCC `Censorship’
In a `What the FCC?!’ segment, the late night host reported that FCC’s interpretation of equal-time rules prompted CBS to refuse to air an interview
FCC: Stations Airing `Partisan' Talk Shows and Late Night Programs Must Comply with Equal Time Rules
Commissioner Gomez called the guidance `an escalation in this FCC’s ongoing campaign to censor and control speech'
TV Tech’s Top Regulatory Stories of the Year
Regulatory issues relating free speech, the 3.0 transition, station ownership rules and Jimmy Kimmel dominated our list of the 20 most popular regulatory stories of 2025
Ex-FCC Chairs Petition Agency to Stop Threatening ‘Broadcasters’ Free Speech’
Crackdown on ‘news distortion’ in broadcast coverage ‘allows the government to threaten censorship of speech it doesn't like,’ says Reagan-era FCC chief Mark Fowler
FCC’s Olivia Trusty Affirms Its Power to Enforce Public-Interest Standards on Broadcasters
In ‘Free Speech America Gala’ speech, Republican argues agency’s role should be to ‘foster an environment that empowers broadcasters’ to ‘voluntarily’ comply
Carr: `No Decision' Yet on FCC Fines for Network Affiliates from Complaints About `Public Interest' Violations
Agency could still impose fines or other actions against the network affiliates, the FCC chair said
