PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is focusing on the nonprofit's sponsorships.

The nation’s top communications regulator made a stop in Baldwin County Monday morning and you might be surprised why.

FCC chairman Brendan Carr, in a letter to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman on Monday, said that the inquiry relates to possible violations of government rules requiring broadcasters to disclose payments or other consideration for airing certain programming. Under the so-called “payola” rule, all sponsored arrangements must be identified.

Chair Brendan Carr slammed his predecessors at the department after they criticized him for his probing of major broadcast outlets he has said are unfair to

FCC chair Carr hit back at three of his predecessors accusing them of “partisan” bias and “Trump Derangement Syndrome” over condemnation of his media crackdown.

Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow slammed “President Musk” and shared a video showing her Tesla car driving away on a truck bed.

NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR and KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now being led by Brendan Carr, a Republican who has praised President Donald Trump as a leader in combating bias in the media.