FCC and Broadcasting Regulation

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr will appear Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., alongside commissioners Olivia Trusty and Anna M. Gomez, facing questions about his remarks suggesting ABC/Disney take Jimmy Kimmel off the air and the possibility of FCC penalties for broadcaster misconduct. Committee chair Sen. Ted Cruz, who scheduled the hearing, previously criticized Carr’s comments as government overreach; Carr has said he will not shy away from penalizing broadcasters that engage in misconduct.