WASHINGTON D.C. —FCC Chair Brendan Carr has sent a letter to the heads of PBS and NPR telling them that the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau is opening an investigation into the airing of sponsorships on public stations.

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations.

The investigation will revolve around NPR and PBS airing sponsorships across their 1,500-plus member stations, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said.

Brendan Carr, the President Trump-appointed FCC chairman, warned the CEOs of PBS and NPR that they “could be violating federal law by airing commercials” — and that he has ordered an investigation by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau into the matter.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into NPR and PBS over the public broadcasters’ airing of commercials. Brendan Carr, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency,

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that air on PBS and NPR.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS in a move that Democrats described as an attempt to intimidate the media.

Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the sponsorship practices of NPR and PBS member stations.

Brendan Carr, the President Trump-appointed FCC chairman, warned the CEOs of PBS and NPR that they “could be violating federal law by airing commercials” — and that he has ordered an investigation by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau into the matter.

Both CEOs rejected the claim that the public broadcasters had violated federal laws or practices that stretch back decades.

President Donald Trump is warning a coalition of countries to find “another sucker nation” if they opt to move away from the U.S. dollar.