Now you understand that when one talking head says something, it goes from top to bottom, meaning the networks have the power to censor information at the local levels. What the hell happened to our 1st Ammendment? It is thrown out the door by activist news reporting, and it is coming to a head.
People are beginning to wake up and realize the news they receive is wiped clean of anything good about Trump, no matter how many Americans he helps. I think the only thing holding the networks back from allowing the truth is that the American public will totally decimate the media when they find out they have been censored and fed misinformation. All IMO.
politico.com/news/2026/04/25/d
“There’s a very healthy feedback loop when the local broadcasters could not just communicate their concerns to the national programmers but if need be, actually preempt,” said Carr, who has repeatedly expressed a desire to return to an era when stations had greater leverage against the networks. “I think we were better off. We’ve lost that.”
FCC spokespeople didn’t respond to a request for comment this week about Carr’s plans or any concerns about the politics involved.
Under confidential contracts between the networks and their affiliate stations, stations can face financial consequences if they preempt programming more frequently than the terms allow. Other repercussions could include the loss of valuable network programs such as football games or even an end to their status as network affiliates.
Carr has said those contracts have become unduly restrictive — and he has prodded network executives about what he called their attempts “to extract onerous financial and operational concessions” from stations.
Meanwhile, Carr’s team is reviewing possible ways the FCC can intervene to help local TV station owners — including, he said, a presumption intended to ensure that local broadcasters can preempt network programs without risking the loss of their affiliate agreements.
The additional preemption leeway could be especially powerful in the hands of a station owner such as Nexstar, which under the merger would become the nation’s largest TV broadcaster, owning 259 stations that reach about 80 percent of U.S. households. And it would be yet another move by Carr to check the power of networks that Trump accuses of liberal bias.”