FCC urges broadcasters to run 'pro-America' programming for 250th
USA TODAY
The FCC is asking media companies to air patriotic content in honor of the country's 250th anniversary.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is urging broadcast media companies to air “patriotic, pro-America content” in a new campaign aligned with President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 initiative celebrating the country’s milestone anniversary.
Carr and the FCC announced the “Pledge America Campaign,” Feb. 19 encouraging broadcasters to run programming that emphasizes the country’s “historic accomplishments … from our founding through the Trump Administration today.”
Examples of programming that fit the initiative include, PSAs or short segments promoting civics education, news segments that highlight National Parks, or beginning each day by broadcasting the “Star Spangled Banner” or Pledge of Allegiance, the FCC said.
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“The White House is leading our national celebration of this historic event with the Salute to America 250 Task Force, which calls on the federal government, among others, to mark this momentous occasion,” Carr said in the announcement. “As part of this effort, I am calling on broadcasters to pledge to provide programming that promotes civic education, national pride, and our shared history.”
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