System/Policy
San Francisco’s KMTP pursues channel-share agreement to stay on air
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The Minority Television Project is in talks with Poquito Mas Communications LLC.
System/Policy
San Francisco station appeals FCC decision threatening its satellite carriage
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KMTP used the wrong kind of mail service to submit a request, violating a rule that public broadcasters are asking the FCC to eliminate.
System/Policy
Pubcasting coalition withdraws request for relief from EEO reporting
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In joint comments filed with the FCC, pubcasters had asked for a review of “unnecessarily burdensome” rules on recruitment and hiring practices at stations.
Tech
Pubcasters ask FCC for relief on ATSC broadcast rule
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PBS, CPB and APTS argue that for many stations, following the rule is “physically impossible.”
System/Policy
FCC Republicans strike down studio rule that had mixed support from pubmedia
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While NPR and others argued the rule was burdensome, some college and community broadcasters argued for its preservation.
System/Policy
FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations
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Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”
System/Policy
Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
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Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.
Quick Takes
Citing threat to low-power FMs, advocacy group asks FCC to rein in AM translators
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The Prometheus Radio Project is asking the FCC to reconsider a January ruling.
System/Policy
FCC revises third-party fundraising proposal to exempt CPB-funded stations
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The rule, scheduled for an April 20 vote, would allow public stations to seek waivers if they choose to fundraise for other nonprofits.