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The political ramifications of a pre-election FCC decision loomed large as a loss for rural Americans was undeniably a gain for George Soros and a major telecommunication company.

Bypassing outright censorship and leaving Zuckerbucks in the past, left-leaning government bureaucracy appeared to use control of the institutions to maintain a favorable control of the airwaves. Within days of the Federal Communications Commission fast-tracking Soros Fund Management’s acquisition of radio stations that air conservative talk favorites, a 3-2 decision was deemed the “worst abuse of agency process” by one of its own commissioners.

Speaking with the New York Post, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr slammed the decision to provide a three-year extension to Dish Network, and its Democrat donor chair Charlie Ergen, to provide access to rural areas.

“I have never heard of the FCC granting relief like this with no process, no public input, and no heads up,” he told the newspaper as he deemed the move to be the “worst abuse of agency process I have seen in my twelve years of working at the FCC.”

“The Democrats in FCC leadership cut a secret- backroom deal–one that kept the Republican FCC Commissioners and perhaps others completely in the dark–and then hustled it out the door on a Friday afternoon,” he added.

The Friday decision came two days after the FCC threw national security concerns to the wind by fast-tracking the Soros acquisition of Audacy’s more than 220 radio stations reaching over 165 million Americans across 40 markets, with only weeks remaining before the presidential election.

During a hearing, Carr reminded the panel about the review requirements when foreign ownership exceeded 25% as he asserted this was the first day such a deal had been approved without national security review.

Included among the voices that could be impacted by the Audacy takeover were: Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Dana Loesch, and Sean Hannity prompting a source to tell the Post, “The idea that George Soros is buying hundreds of local radio stations right before a national election and will keep broadcasting Sean Hannity and other conservative talk radio hosts on Audacy is not credible.”

Reacting in kind, Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) posted to X, “Soros buys 200 radio stations weeks before the election. FCC bypasses review process to approve the purchase. What could go wrong?”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Dish told the Post while referencing the network’s parent company, “It’s a matter of record that EchoStar and Charlie Ergen have supported both Republicans and Democrats for many years.”

“The FCC’s updated framework enables EchoStar to optimize and enhance its innovative coast-to-coast buildout, while more efficiently deploying the network in new areas of the country,” the spokesperson continued. “The pricing and innovation improvements from EchoStar’s continued presence in the wireless market is a win for all American consumers.”

The move appeared to be the latest example of corporate media and facilitators showing favoritism for leftist agendas as Monday, Elon Musk reacted to a post on X that shared data from the Center for Public Integrity comparing journalist donations during the 2016 presidential election where 96% went to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared to a meager 4% to then-businessman Donald Trump.

“That’s why the legacy media is a nonstop propaganda machine for the Democrats.”

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