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How did Alexander Soros get special fast-tracked FCC approval for the purchase of 200 radio stations? That’s a question the House Oversight Committee is probing into right now. With a crucial election only a month away, the Democratic mega-donor gained control of a way to “manipulate the thinking of Americans and the information they listen to.” He also owns Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, which probably has a lot to do with his speedy approval.
Personal Soros loophole
Apparently, the FCC opened up a new loophole, especially for Alexander Soros. Now that they’ve fully exposed Biden family corruption, the House Oversight Committee has turned their attention to something which looks a lot like election interference.
They’re currently “investigating why the Federal Communications Commission fast-tracked a deal that allowed a billionaire Democratic donor to buy a wide swath of American radio stations just weeks before the presidential election.”
They don’t come right out and say that Alex Soros has the FCC in his pocket. Instead, they allege it and started subpoenaing evidence to prove it. When “major radio company Audacy Inc. fell into financial straits,” the progressive billionaire decided to buy the whole network.
He had the money in petty cash. When you have enough money to do that, the Federal Communications Commission is willing to bend over backwards.
“Deals of this size require FCC approval, but in this case the FCC expedited the approval process.” They were under orders from above to rush it through fast, to have Soros in control long before November.
The only reason he’s buying the 200 stations is to use them as a weapon against Donald Trump. Normally, that would be considered illegal. The FCC seems to be conspiring to help him commit the crime.
Not a normal process
When FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr was hauled in front of the committee to testify about the Soros approval, he didn’t try to weasel out of anything. He didn’t selectively forget or claim conflict with something ongoing. Instead, he honestly explained that he had concerns of his own about the deal.
The FCC, he testified under oath, “is not following its normal process for reviewing a transaction.” They have one and it was totally ignored.
“We have established over a number of years one way in which you can get approval from the FCC when you have an excess of 25 percent foreign ownership, which this transaction does.”
That one way involves a hearing to “determine whether the public interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such license.” They skipped that step as a favor to Alex Soros. As the commissioner explained, “It seems to me that the FCC is poised to create, for the first time, an entirely new shortcut.”
The committee also wrote a letter to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Friday, raising concerns about the deal. “Despite the unprecedented nature of this action, the FCC majority has apparently decided to approve licenses on an accelerated timeframe.” Alex wants 200 “stations in 40 media markets reaching ‘more than 165 million Americans.‘”
How does he get treated differently than Jeff Bezos. He got hauled over hot coals when he tried to buy the Washington Post. They’re “bypassing an established process” to do Alex Soros a favor. That will only “facilitate his influence over hundreds of radio stations before the November election.“
