Month: October 2014
FCC delays spectrum auctions by several months, until early 2016
The FCC has postponed its auction of television broadcast spectrum to early 2016, according to a blog post on the commission website ...In marketing for new listeners, Philadelphia’s WXPN emphasizes human touch in music curation
A new marketing campaign mounted by Philadelphia’s WXPN-FM takes aim not at other local radio stations but targets the threat of online ...Thursday roundup: USDA backs digital projects; PBS hires Fox exec for digital
• Public TV stations in four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will receive a total of $2.5 million in federal ...Susan Sollins, e.p. of arts documentary series, dies
Susan Sollins, executive producer of the biennial public TV series Art in the Twenty-First Century, died Oct. 13. Her age and the cause of ...Appeal to protect public TV’s translators gets little traction with FCC
Pubcasters fear that hundreds of translators could be threatened by the spectrum auction planned for next year.Tuesday roundup: Pew finds NPR listeners lean left; NETA honors members
Plus: Clocks for a few NPR shows are delayed, and comedians honor Jay Leno for a PBS broadcast.Pubcasters can follow example of Texas Tribune, says editor-in-chief
ADDISON, Texas — More than one-third of the roughly 300 attendees at the annual National Educational Telecommunications Association’s professional development conference this week ...Monday roundup: The need for Ferguson coverage; WFMU’s story, in film
Plus: WNET goes deep on poverty, and a jazz radio legend has died.Success in sharing arts content inspires new programming co-ops for public TV
Public TV stations are starting two new programming co-ops modeled after the Arts and Culture Major Market Group project, which gathers and ...Friday roundup: PBS’s Graham goes to Acorn; programmers offer NPR clock tips
Plus: Grants to digital projects at PRI and WKAR.This American Life story prompts $5M lawsuit over 1994 false confession
A This American Life story may help a woman prove that Washington, D.C., police violated her civil rights when a detective obtained a false confession ...Eight, Arizona PBS Nerd Walk inspires other community engagement events
For participants in these stations' events, being a nerd is a source of pride.NPR, WAMU limit use of Washington football team’s name
An NPR editor has recommended that network journalists avoid referring to the Washington Redskins by their name and should instead use “Washington” ...NPR podcast on Latino culture crosses over to radio
An NPR podcast hatched from a friendship four years ago took a step in its evolution earlier this month, becoming a weekly ...Pubcasters take home regional Emmys, and more awards in public media
Three programs that will run on PBS in the next year were recognized at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
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