Yes, but NBC also has 11 owned-and-operated stations, including ones in all the largest markets.
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The networks each own groups of stations. "O&Os" are enormously profitable, maybe more than the nets themselves. FCC regulates stations
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So the stations owned by networks are regulatory pressure points.
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"However, as public trustees, broadcast licensees may not intentionally distort the news" https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/public-and-broadcasting#LICENSING …
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FCC has been non-existent with the some of the vulgarity coming out on TV & Radio.
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Oh, so bad words are more important than truth-telling?
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I'll make my own decisions on their reporting. My child doesn't need to hear vulgarity over the public airwaves. That's why Stern left AM/FM
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Fine, limit bad words but ALSO limit the violence to late evening. IMO even cartoons are too violent. And torture id too commonplace.
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@GSorensen So you’re saying that Trump doesn’t know how licensing in television news works? Huh... I did not see that coming.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Comical that the media is responding to POTUS PR propaganda like it's official policy statements. You're getting played like a fiddle.
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Does tapping wires mean spying?
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So can he do what he says???
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A bit more than pro forma. They have to meet certain requirements.
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Trump, as a former star/showrunner for NBC, knows how the affiliate game works. He thinks he can leverage them for his ends by threats.
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It is unlikely to work, and probably just an empty threat, but disturbing nonetheless.
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NBC-Universal directly owns 13 TV stations in major markets. They'll hold the license for these.
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So it's a license
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