Another thing to keep in mind when discussing if religious talk stations already dominate the non-commercial sector is the differences in beliefs between various groups. This is especially true among evangelical Protestant groups but has been noticed among mainline Protestant groups and within Roman Catholicism, the religion in which I was raised. You could have a domination of any market by religious outlets and yet still hear that there is not enough religious content available. That is because the religious stations in any given market favor one religious group over others (conservative Roman Catholicism (Relevant), Calvary (CSN), Moody, and others). The point is that the ministers whose shows are not carried by the local religious outlets are crying foul because their religious dogma is not being heard on the local airwaves.
One thing that might help to explain all of this is that religion, no matter which sect you may belong to, is *not* based primarily on factual information; rather it is based on beliefs and commandments given by (mostly) a single male leader that others must follow if they wish to stay in that religion. The thing is, different religious leaders have differing views on the universe and how things should operate to each other; sometimes the differences are minute; sometimes they are big. But the religious leaders involved usually view all of these differences as being big and will argue against the beliefs of other religious leaders, all without mentioning the names of the religious leaders with whom they disagree.
Let's contrast that with public radio. The primary purpose of public radio is to educate people about the world in which they live based on factual information ascertained by researching information, and interviewing members of the scientific community, public officials, and normal citizens affected by decisions that are made. Unlike religious talk radio, which is primarily based on the beliefs of whoever owns the station or the network the station is affiliated with, public radio is primarily involved with getting the facts and getting the facts correctly.
That thing about "getting the facts and getting the facts correctly" is what has really drawn ire from the current Federal administration. The leader of the current administration views those who challenges what he says as being personally against him; in addition, he has been known to lie about certain things to the public in order to get his way. I think that it was therefore inevitable that the current Federal leader would wish to end public radio altogether; it conflicts with his own propaganda goals. He also would like to see religious stations take over public radio frequencies because many of those outlets are very squarely in support of him. And Brendan Carr, who very much knows better, has chosen to support the current Federal leader in these matters.
