Year: 2017
Beyond-broadcast strategies key to survival of local public TV stations
The ability to manage all aspects of the video ecosystem presents new challenges for public broadcasters.Licensee of California’s KVCR receives $157M in spectrum auction
The San Bernardino Community College District announced Monday that the FCC accepted its bid to move to a VHF channel.Farewell, tote bags: PBS Passport draws younger donors as membership reward
More than a year after its debut, PBS and stations are reaping rewards of the on-demand offering and planning for its future.RadioPublic joins world of apps aiming to make podcasts navigable
”We are really focused on the discovery angle at the moment.”As it defines relationship with stations, NPR gains board approval for price hike
NPR will focus on greater collaboration with its member stations over the term of the three-year pricing plan.FCC takes another step toward adopting new ATSC standard
The FCC wants comments on suggested rules that will let broadcasters begin sending ATSC 3.0 transmissions.‘The Pub’ #89: Former NPR tech reporter Steve Henn on his new app, 60 dB
The app focuses on short-form pieces and draws from a wide pool of content, some of which sounds decidedly un–public radio.Southwest border journalism hub receives $50K from Ford Foundation
The grant will support reporting on inequality and marginalization along the U.S.–Mexico border.Documentary filmmaker Fred Simon dies at 71
Simon’s films included an unflinching, deeply intimate portrait of a Vietnam veteran, broadcast on PBS in 1981.Proposed changes at Miami’s WLRN seen as threat to newsroom independence
The station’s school-board licensee has suggested making news staffers employees of the school district.Connecting with people who think public radio isn’t for them
With road trips to red states and dialogues about race and identity, producers for “The Takeaway” will hold out a microphone to ...Live ‘Politics Podcast’ takes up Trump’s impact, bids farewell to panelist
The live taping was Sam Sanders’ last episode as he moves on to his own podcast.How crowdsourced questions fueled election coverage for California stations
Partners in the multimedia project used social media marketing and a variety of digital tools to get a broad cross-section of voters ...TV broadcasters get another shot at leveraging channels into cash
As the spectrum auction winds down, the FCC plans to open another opportunity for stations to negotiate channel-sharing deals.Howard University decides it won’t sell WHUT in spectrum auction
University president Wayne A. I. Frederick said the school “voluntarily withdrew from the auction when it became apparent that the relatively low ...
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