Of the many repressive moves by Trump's #FCC chief documented here by @freepress , perhaps the most alarming is going after #KCBS radio for covering lawbreaking by ICE. Reporting on government misconduct is at the heart of the #FirstAmendment; if you can't do that, you don't have a free press--period.

https://www.freepress.net/blog/how-fcc-chairman-carr-has-fueled-trumps-authoritarian-takeover

#NBC, #ABC, #CBS, #PBS, #NPR & #KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the #FCC, which is now being led by #BrendanCarr, a #Republican who has praised #Trump as a leader in combating *bias* in the #media.

#NBCUniversal & its parent company, #Comcast, were the latest media companies to receive word of an investigation by the FCC.

#law #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #democracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/02/13/fcc-brendan-carr-nbc-cbs-investigation/

FCC goes after Bay Area news station #KCBS for reporting what a community #immigration rapid response network had posted on its Internet website. Completely ridiculous. https://barrettmedia.com/2025/02/05/fcc-launches-investigation-into-kcbs-after-host-reveals-details-of-ice-agents-in-area/

FCC goes after Bay Area news station #KCBS for reporting what a community #immigration rapid response network had posted on its Internet website. Completely ridiculous. https://barrettmedia.com/2025/02/05/fcc-launches-investigation-into-kcbs-after-host-reveals-details-of-ice-agents-in-area/

The #FCC is investigating #SanFrancisco -based #KCBS for its coverage of #immigration enforcement actions in #SanJosé last month, sparking concerns from press freedom advocates and drawing #RightWing #backlash to the #radio station.
#KCBS is considered one of the world’s first rradio stations, and formative to #SiliconValley history. Its original license goes back to #CharlesHerrold in 1909 and his radio- #telephony system. Based in San Jose, it’s historically significant as #Marconi himself.
Attacking this station which survived through two world wars, the Great Depression, and led to the development of Silicon Valley is bound to have immense significance. They’re literally attacking the nation’s oldest broadcaster, which is integral to information and American democracy!
#SFBA #ICE #FreedomOfInformation #FreePress #CBSNews #AmericanPress #Broadcasting #Telephony #history #California
https://www.kqed.org/news/12025977/fcc-investigates-sf-radio-station-for-ice-reporting-sparking-press-freedom-fears

#Murdoch-backed #FoxNews calls #SanFrancisco #radio station #Soros-backed. There is an #FCC complaint against #KCBS over its coverage of #ICE raids in #SanJose.

CNN noted in September when the deal with Laurel Tree Opportunities Corporation was permitted “It’s important “to make the distinction that it’s not #GeorgeSoros purchasing all of these radio stations, it’s a company that he’s affiliated with,” a person familiar with the deal told CNN, noting that Soros “is a major shareholder of this company” but that “he is not personally purchasing this company or these radio stations themselves.””

#LAFires

Local news news organizations in #LosAngeles:

#KABC, #ABC7
https://abc7.com/los-angeles

#KCBS, #CBSLosAngeles
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles

#KTTV, #Fox11
https://www.foxla.com

#KNBC, #NBC4, #NBCLosAngeles
https://www.nbclosangeles.com

#KTLA, #KTLA5
https://ktla.com

#LosAngelesTimes, #LATimes
https://www.latimes.com