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FCC chair calls for ‘patriotic, pro-America’ broadcaster programs for 250th
FCC Chair Brendan Carr launched the voluntary Pledge America campaign to boost civic education amid declining knowledge and encourage patriotic programming for the U.S. 250th anniversary.
- On Feb 20, 2026, FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced the Pledge America Campaign, urging U.S. broadcasters to air patriotic content for the 250th anniversary. He suggested starting broadcasts with the national anthem or Pledge of Allegiance.
- Carr said the push responds to surveys showing civics education is in rapid decline and framed the effort as consistent with broadcasters' longstanding public-interest obligations and support for Task Force 250.
- Suggested programming spans daily `Today in American History` announcements, local historic sites segments, community organizations partnerships, and music by John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, and George Gershwin, with classic `Schoolhouse Rock!` as a model.
- Participation is voluntary, and Carr said airing such programming aligns with stations' public-interest showings at license renewals, with the next round set for 2028, amid FCC clashes over reverse compensation.
- Critics point to recent FCC actions such as investigations into ABC's The View, changed equal-time guidance for talk shows, and broader clashes with networks sharpening tensions.
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The Independent (US)Trump FCC chair urges networks broadcast ‘patriotic, pro-America’ content
Brendan Carr suggested networks start each broadcast with the Pledge of Allegiance
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FCC Chairman Carr says broadcasters should air "pro-America programming"
Brendan Carr participates in a panel discussion at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr is urging broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-America programming” as part of a voluntary initiative tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. In a statement this week, Carr invited radio and television stations to join the agency’s “Pledge America Campaign,” wh…
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