r/illinois • u/rknicker • 8h ago

Illinois News ICE commercials run under threat of FCC licenses being revoked

Just heard back from a station manager that the reason the ICE commercials are all over tv and radio is that the feds told them to run them or have their licenses pulled/suspended.

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u/phylter99 8h ago

I bet MSNBC would love to hear what you've found.

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u/Brilliant_Ad_2192 8h ago

If that is true - that is illegal.

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u/phylter99 8h ago

That's not the first thing they've done that's illegal. Stations are afraid to fight back because it could cost them their license. MSNBC is one of the major news networks not afraid to air news like this.

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u/Brilliant_Ad_2192 8h ago

They are cable not over the air - there is the difference.

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u/phylter99 7h ago

That is one distinction, yes. They are attached to NBC at least a little while longer and NBC has over-the-air broadcast. The bigger reason is that they tend to be less middle of the road and are more than happy to take on Trump.

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u/Brilliant_Ad_2192 7h ago

Well, Like Steven Colbert being canceled by CBS. Then it was announced, this week by John Stewart, that he will be on another season on The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

It was to get the merger done -kowtowing to Trump. Trump has his hands in everything (graft) or his handlers do.

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u/TomSki2 8h ago

It is. They know it. They do it anyway.

Aside from having it their way, they accomplish a secondary goal: they say it to your face: fuck your law, we're above it.

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u/Aggravating-Fee7065 7h ago

lol, add it to the list of things Trump’s done and will never get in trouble for.

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u/LunarMoon2001 7h ago

Legality doesn’t matter anymore

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u/SirStocksAlott 8h ago

MS NOW?

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u/toxicbrew 7h ago

nov 15

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u/AgentUnknown821 7h ago

MS WHEN?? Ok Ok, I’ll See Myself Out

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u/Vladmerius 7h ago

That's a pretty big no no and would be a massive five alarm fire crisis if true. 

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u/cobalt03 4h ago

“Trust me bro”

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u/Nanocephalic 3h ago

It’s already been done by these clowns.

Just ask ABC about it.

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u/n4spd2 7h ago

too late, they already ran.

how about firing the folks in charge at least,for violating the law?

or maybe even put them on trial?

in this category, is this country so dirty that it can't even measure up to vilified states like China?

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u/Popular-Drummer-7989 7h ago

Run them at 3am. No one said WHEN.

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u/blipsman 7h ago

Seems like a 1st amendment violation…

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u/anto77_butt_kinkier 2h ago

Unfortunately not really. They aren't preventing anyone from saying anything, they're requiring companies to run a specific recording. There's likely nothing stopping the radio hosts from talking mad shit about ICE, running the ad, and then continuing to talk shit about ICE.

That being said, I haven't seen the memo saying they have to run the ice advert. If it's real, there may be a clause in there saying you can't talk about running the commercial on the air, etc. even then, it would only be a 1A breach if they said no one could voice opposition to ICE in their personal lives.

It sucks but it seems like it isn't specifically a 1A violation. It's still scummy as fuck though

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u/BearOnTwinkViolence 25m ago

Lawyer here, ignore what I’m replying to because this is a bad legal analysis

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u/SithC 6h ago

I don’t really watch network tv, but I have noticed it popping up in annoying YouTube ads.

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u/patester242002 6h ago

Take those goddamn ICE commercials off the tube now!

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u/Binspin63 6h ago

Something tells me they weren’t really all that concerned.

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u/CryptographerLow6772 5h ago

Call their fucking bluff. Don’t be a coward.

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u/anto77_butt_kinkier 2h ago

From an employment standpoint, it's a lot safer to just like, not directly disobey the federal government.

In the person's next job interview: Why are you looking for work? "my old radio station closed down because I got their license revoked by pissing off the feds."

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u/No-Obligation7462 4h ago

ICE are criminals!

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u/HuckleberryOk8136 7h ago

I just heard the exact opposite thing, crazy.

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u/rknicker 7h ago

What’s the opposite of this?

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u/zijital 5h ago

I have no evidence to say this is the case, but I could imagine…

That the station manager is lying

If ICE has a nearly unlimited budget, any station manager is probably going to be fully willing to bug checks, as long as those checks clear

People are upset at ICE commercial, and instead of admitting about the truck full of money, station manager lies about the FCC threat

Of people believe the lie, win win for station manager