[ExI] F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage

[John Clark]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com> wrote:

*>  Alienating our allies and then expecting them to show up and help is
> just amazing.*


*I could not agree with you more! I would be too embarrassed to ask
somebody to clean up a mess that I had caused after I had spent the last
few years calling them every name in the book. But I guess that just means
I would be a lousy right wing demagogue, I'd never make it in that line of
work. *

* John K Clark*





Consistency is not something you should expect from people.
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> Though I admit the inconsistency and incompetence of the current
> administration is impressive.  Alienating our allies and then expecting
> them to show up and help is just amazing.
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> Keith
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> On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM John Clark via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
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>> *> The first amendment means congress can make no laws restricting free
>>> speech.  The FCC is part of the executive branch. *
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>> *And the head of the executive branch has threatened, on more than
>> one occasion, to revoke the FCC license of broadcasters if they criticize
>> him too much. And even though you call yourself a libertarian you are fine
>> with that because broadcasting is not as important as it once was. And that
>> is an attitude I do not understand! *
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>> *John K Clark*
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>>> *From:* John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com>
>>> *…*
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>>> *>…The broadcast industry in the USA had ad revenues last year of $33
>>> billion, so it's still a pretty big deal…*
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>>> *John K Clark*
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>>> *I asked AI about traditional broadcast ad revenue.  It opined thus:*
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>>> *Traditional broadcast (linear TV) industry's advertising revenue is
>>> declining, with analysts projecting this trend to continue through 2028.
>>> While live events like sports remain strong, overall linear TV ad spending,
>>> along with local spot advertising, is facing a steady, long-term
>>> contraction as advertising budgets migrate to digital platforms. *
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>>> *[image: TVREV]**TVREV +3*
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>>> *Key Trends in Broadcast Ad Revenue*
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>>>    - *Declining Revenue: Major television companies have experienced
>>>    significant, sharp, year-over-year revenue declines in 2025, with
>>>    double-digit drops in some cases.*
>>>    - *Long-Term Decline Forecast: Analysts predict a continuing decline
>>>    for traditional TV through 2028, with core local spot revenue contracting
>>>    as well.*
>>>    - *The Shift to Digital: Advertisers are moving budgets away from
>>>    traditional linear TV, which has seen reduced ad demand and a decline in
>>>    overall impressions.*
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>>> *The first amendment means congress can make no laws restricting free
>>> speech.  The FCC is part of the executive branch.  The Chevron decision of
>>> 2024 means that executive branch edicts are not law.  Newspapers,
>>> broadcasters, internet, anyone is free from national level laws restricting
>>> their use.  Presidents don’t make law.  Congress does.  Complain to your
>>> congressman John.*
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>>> *spike*
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