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The FCC Threat and Government Pressure on Broadcasters

from Cancelling Kimmel, Fired From Riyadh, & The Prison Housing Market | The Tim Dillon Show #462 · #462

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Tim argues that Kimmel's suspension is a politically motivated hit job, tying it to FCC Chairman Carr's comments about revoking broadcast licenses and Trump threatening other late-night hosts.

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  • Tim argues that America is about people making money saying things you don't like, and citizens either turn it off, hate-watch it, or project their own beliefs onto the speaker.
  • The FCC chairman told a podcaster they could revoke broadcast licenses 'the easy way or the hard way,' then pressured affiliates to drop the show because the host said something the president disliked.
  • The president followed up by threatening late-night hosts, telling them 'you're next.'
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