YouTube TV faces scrutiny from incoming FCC head Brendan Carr over its approach to faith-based programming, following complaints from Great American Media about network carriage denial.

Carr's March 7 letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan questioned potential discrimination against religious networks. While YouTube TV offers UP Faith & Family as an add-on, it doesn't carry Great American Family, despite the network's availability on other platforms.

YouTube TV maintains that channel selection decisions are based purely on business factors, including:

• User demand
• Operational costs
• Financial agreements
• Licensing terms

The scrutiny comes amid broader concerns:

• Google faces an ongoing antitrust case from the Justice Department
• Questions about digital censorship on tech platforms
• Political connections between Great American Media's ownership and conservative circles

The controversy has potential implications for:

• Future FCC investigations into streaming services
• Content diversity on digital platforms
• Negotiations between streaming services and faith-based networks

YouTube TV's handling of faith-based programming could set precedents for how streaming services manage religious content going forward, particularly if the FCC investigation reveals systemic issues in content selection practices.

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