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  "path": "/2026/03/04/brendan-carr-cant-explain-why-equal-time-rule-doesnt-apply-to-right-wing-radio/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T13:26:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "brendan carr",
    "censor",
    "censorship",
    "equal time",
    "fcc",
    "first amendment",
    "partisan hack",
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  "textContent": "We’ve noted repeatedly how Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr has been abusing the FCC’s “equal opportunity” (or “equal time”) rule to try and threaten daytime and late night talk shows with government retribution if they refuse to enthusiastically coddle Republicans. Late night shows had historically been exempt from the dated rules, which required that any […]",
  "title": "Brendan Carr Can’t Explain Why ‘Equal Time’ Rule Doesn’t Apply To Right Wing Radio"
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