FCC boss vows to ‘rebalance’ media, urges more pro-America programming

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr joined ‘Pod Force One’ to discuss the Trump administration’s push to ‘rebalance’ the media by encouraging local broadcasters to air more pro-America programming. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr called on local TV stations to "rebalance" the airwaves Wednesday, urging them to move away from some national network programming in favor of patriotic content. Appearing on the "Pod Force One" podcast, Carr discussed a shifting power dynamic where local stations are reclaiming control from Hollywood. He specifically pointed to last year’s local blackout of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as an example of the shift. "They’ve amassed a tremendous amount of power," Carr told reporter Miranda Devine, referring to legacy broadcast networks. "They’ve effectively turned those local TV stations into mouthpieces for the fo