The Parents Television and Media Council has filed for bankruptcy, ending a three-decade run as a media watchdog that fought to rid the airwaves of sex, violence and profanity.

The organization filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 on Oct. 3, listing assets of $92,000 and liabilities of $285,000. In its heyday in the early 2000s, the group brought in as much as $6.6 million in donations a year — that figure had dwindled to $1.6 million by 2023.

Jon Yasuda, the group’s president, responded to an email inquiry with an autoreply: “Thank you for your email. I am no longer employed by the Parents Television and Media Council.”

SFGate first reported the bankruptcy.

Founded by conservative commentator L. Brent Bozell III in 1995, the Parents Television Council was best known for floodin

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