• Senate President Warren Petersen has asked the FCC to investigate Arizona PBS • Arizona PBS allegedly favored Gov. Katie Hobbs over Kari Lake in 2022 election • A specialist says TV the station is unlikely to have its license revoked
Senate President Warren Petersen wants the Federal Communications Commission to investigate and potentially revoke Arizona PBS’s broadcast license after an Arizona Republic story revealed the station appeared to favor Gov. Katie Hobbs over Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in 2022.
However, if the FCC were to take any action against the Phoenix public television station, it would more likely result in a fine than a revocation of its license due to First Amendment protections.
And a fine for a local station would also stray from the usual pr