FCC chair tells broadcasters to "change course" or lose license

Name: FCC chair tells broadcasters to "change course" or lose license
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T00:07:48-04:00
Description: Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is suggesting that broadcasters who don't "change course" in their coverage of the Trump administration and the war in Iran might face consequences, including losing their broadcast license. Jim Lokay discusses that, plus Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demands on how news organizations report the war, with Scott Nover of the Washington Post.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is suggesting that broadcasters who don't "change course" in their coverage of the Trump administration and the war in Iran might face consequences, including losing their broadcast license. Jim Lokay discusses that, plus Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demands on how news organizations report the war, with Scott Nover of the Washington Post.

Posted March 18, 2026 12:07am EDT