Month: June 2010
WOXM, Classical 90.1 in Vermont, takes to the airwaves
There’s a new pubradio music station today: Vermont Public Radio’s Classical 90.1 WOXM, which signed on this morning (June 8). It launched ...U.S. Forest Service temporarily alters rules affecting pubTV camera crews
The controversy over Idaho Public Television’s request to film in a federal wilderness area is spreading. The Associated Press via the Spokesman-Review ...Sesame Wii games use unique (and fuzzy) remote-control cover
For the first time, two video games will use a cover to actually hide buttons on the Wii Remote. “Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure” ...Upcoming PBS concert has gamers excited
The video gaming community is going bonkers in anticipation of a PBS special airing July 31 and through August. And it’s no ...Veterans’ welcome home morphed from doc to project to movement
Wisconsin Public Television’s LZ Lambeau “welcome home” outreach for Vietnam veterans and their supporters last month was judged so successful that pubcasters ...“LZ” webinar registration opens
Registration is now open for the June 23 webinar on LZ Lambeau from the National Center for Media Engagement. The event, a ...Newspaper reports “radical restructuring” probable for New Jersey Network
The Daily Record of Parsnippany, N.J., today (June 6) takes an in-depth look at the challenges facing NJN pubTV and radio. It reports that ...NPR, on the cutting edge of silliness
By now you’ve probably heard about NPR President Vivian Schiller’s controversial remarks about the future of radio at D8, the Wall Street Journal’s All ...Chicago’s WTTW to reduce staff by 12 percent
WTTW-Channel 11 will let go 12 percent of its staff, between 25 and 30 positions, due to poor corporate underwriting and a ...Ken Burns lucks into opening pitch for historic game
Here’s a nice bit of publicity for PBS’s upcoming “Tenth Inning”: Docmeister Ken Burns will toss the first pitch at the long-awaited ...Web analysis mentoring program assists PBS.org
A unique mentoring program provided PBS with analytics and advice for PBS.org, reports Internet Retailer. The digital analysis firm Web Analytics Demystified ...Shapiro takes on Apple’s uncharitable policy
Jake Shapiro of Public Radio Exchange challenges Apple’s prohibition on iPhone applications that solicit donations for charitable causes in a guest article ...Sutton plays out the scenario of radio oblivion by 2020
NPR President Vivian Schiller’s remarks at D8 yesterday don’t jibe with her reassurances that NPR “is not trying to do an end ...West Virginia takes control of state pubcasting underwriting funds
The West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority, licensee for the state’s pubradio and television stations, on June 2 approved the transfer of ...FCC starting up Native Nations Broadband Task Force
The Federal Communications Commission announced June 2 (PDF) that it is seeking members for an FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force to help ...