Programs/Content
Spectrum auction proceeds will back reboot of Native TV network
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First Nations Experience will become a beneficiary of auction proceeds through parent station KVCR in San Bernardino, Calif.
Programs/Content
Orlando pubcasters remember tragedy that redefined their city
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Stations have launched podcasts and developed toolkits to help others respond to crises.
System/Policy
Preparing to expand news, KCET refines model for digital content
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Winnings from the FCC spectrum auction will allow the Los Angeles station to “accelerate investment in the community.”
System/Policy
Channel-share agreements bring Connecticut station $32.6M in spectrum auction
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Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network is holding on to its stations in Bridgeport and Hartford-New Haven.
System/Policy
For Los Angeles’ KLCS, spectrum auction proceeds will relieve licensee of financial burden
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The school board–owned station may not see much of a bump to its annual budget.
System/Policy
Los Angeles’ KOCE will earn $49M from channel-sharing deal in FCC spectrum auction
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The Los Angeles station will restructure its debt and set up an investment fund to support service expansions.
Development
Stations shape fundraising pleas amid funding threat, potential auction windfalls
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Public television’s spring fundraising rolled out in a heated high-stakes environment for clearly communicating a case for support.
Programs/Content
Public radio’s ‘Indivisible’ looks for common ground in post-Trump political climate
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Running for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, the show wants to break down stereotypes and misperceptions by soliciting personal stories, not rants, from listeners across the country.
Development
Farewell, tote bags: PBS Passport draws younger donors as membership reward
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More than a year after its debut, PBS and stations are reaping rewards of the on-demand offering and planning for its future.
Programs/Content
PBS SoCal preps for bigger role in national production
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The PBS flagship for greater Los Angeles is nurturing ambitions to bring more ideas from Hollywood’s creative community to public television.
System/Policy
CPBN cuts costs by laying off five staffers
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Adjusting to a $300,000 budget deficit from last fiscal year, CEO Jerry Franklin told staff that his leadership team is also cutting expenses in ways that won’t significantly affect the network’s audiences.
System/Policy
Despite snags, Connecticut network pushes ahead with reinvention
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New programs such as “The Cobblestone Corridor” are part of a sweeping plan to overhaul Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network.
Programs/Content
Powering up ‘q’: Down-to-earth approach guides show’s revamp
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The CBC show hopes to get its groove back with new host Tom Power and a snappier format starting Oct. 24.
System/Policy
Ow, Canada: Cross-border crackdowns take toll on station donations
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Border broadcasters are taking various approaches to handling challenges to Canadian friends groups.
Programs/Content
For StoryCorps, seeking more diverse participation laid foundation for growth
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The oral-history nonprofit has taken a series of steps to diversify its staff and increase contributions from underrepresented communities.
Development
WNET tests strategy to keep regular viewers watching, and donating, during pledge
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The New York station has abandoned traditional on-air campaigns for regularly scheduled pledging four times weekly.
Programs/Content
For kids TV, CPB focuses on diversity behind the screen
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The funder is ramping up efforts to boost minority staffing on the shows it funds.
Programs/Content
‘Dope Queen’ Robinson adds second podcast to WNYC lineup
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“Sooo Many White Guys” was unveiled at the station’s women’s podcasting festival this week.
Featured in Category
Documentaries, town hall expand PBS’s look at guns in America
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PBS continues to defy bullets with words, resuming a conversation that its programmers hope will gradually bring opposing sides of the gun debate closer together.
Programs/Content
Two-night PBS special will examine growth of gun violence
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Each broadcast will feature an Independent Lens documentary followed by a town hall.