FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Comcast on Tuesday announcing a probe of the company's relations with NBC affiliates.

In a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, FCC chair Brendan Carr expressed concerns that NBC and other networks are attempting ‘to extract onerous financial and operational concessions from local broa

The CEO of NBCUniversal parent Comcast has been told the agency is launching a formal inquiry focused on whether NBC affiliation agreements — and Comcast's practice in negotiations and affirming these deals — are in conflict with station owner independence and their stations' public service obligations.

The company says it will "cooperate with them to answer their questions" and that it is "proud" of supporting local broadcasters

According to Newsmax, which first reported the investigation, Carr sent a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts earlier Tuesday informing him that the FCC Media Bureau is investigating the company's relationship with affiliates. As of this posting, the letter isn’t on the FCC website.

The letter said that in the absence of the FCC's oversight, large national programmers have exerted tremendous control over the operations of local broadcast stations, which has created tension for them.

The Federal Communications Commission has launched another investigation into NBCUniversal and its parent company, Comcast, this year, focusing on their