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Ch. 8 · USAGM / CPB·Proposed·

Instruct FCC to strip NPR/PBS affiliates of NCE status and reserved-band privileges

Mandate says NPR/PBS should lose noncommercial educational denomination—including reserved FM band access and fee exemptions—because they are allegedly noneducational and run de facto ads.

Mandate

Mandate Ch. 8 (Media Agencies / CPB) — Public Interest vs. Privilege: stripping public funding would remove public-interest presumption; they should no longer qualify as NCE stations; next President should instruct FCC to exclude PBS/NPR-affiliated stations from NCE denomination and privileges (reserved 88–92 MHz band; regulatory fee exemptions).

Undo plan

1) Rescind any FCC order removing NCE status from public radio/TV solely for alleged ideological bias. 2) Restore reserved-band and fee frameworks for bona fide noncommercial educational licensees. 3) Separate underwriting acknowledgment rules from commercial reclassification without process. 4) Require APA rulemaking with rural-coverage impact analysis before NCE changes. 5) Verify: FCC docket preserves educational set-asides; measure service loss in sparse markets.

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