Author: Scott Fybush
Stations plan for staying on air with remote staff
Public radio managers are implementing measure as they face the possibility of extended disruption to operations.WKAR debuts platform that offers ‘stepping stone’ to ATSC 3.0
The Apollo PublicTV Platform, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show this month, aims to help broadcasters experiment with the broadcast standard ...At BizLab Summit, stations share lessons from experiments with new income streams
The center for pubmedia innovation is urging participants to "fail fast" with bold efforts to find new revenue sources.In FCC proceeding, APTS makes case for aiding FirstNet
“To leave public television stations … on the sidelines of the FirstNet infrastructure is to ignore a robust, reliable and ubiquitous partner ...WLVT adds radio signal to its news initiative for Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
Under a management agreement with Lehigh University, the PBS station will provide the region's first local NPR News station.Never-ending winter hampers conversion of TV translators
Engineers at public TV stations in the Mountain West are still coping with wintry weather as they try to complete their pieces ...Public Media Group unveils strategies to build a public-private Next Gen TV network
The new public benefit corporation, an affiliate of the Public Media Ventures Group, promises to operate as a neutral partner in developing ...PRSS rolls out training program that aims to cultivate new generation of public radio engineers
Station leaders are increasingly saying that the lack of qualified engineers in the system is "keeping them up at night."TechCon features pubcasters sharing opportunities, challenges of ATSC 3.0 rollout
This year's TechCon presented the first real-world ATSC 3.0 experiences from several early adopters.Public Media Venture Group explores ATSC 3.0 project
Single-frequency networks will be an important part of the company's work on the transition to the ATSC 3.0 digital TV system.PRSS plans rollout of next generation of satellite receivers
ATX Networks, a new vendor, will deliver receivers with enhanced internet connectivity and automatic program file retrieval.Alaska pubcasters pitch in to help Koahnic, station hit hardest by quake damage
Koahnic's KNBA may not be able to return to its studios and offices for months.PBS push to preserve translator services awaits FCC decisions
By the time the FCC's extended filing deadline passed June 1, operators of 688 translators carrying programming of 55 PBS member stations ...In Missouri, investigation of tower accident continues as station seeks to restore service
The April 19 collapse of an Ozarks Public Television tower killed one worker and injured three.Public TV begins transition to new interconnection system
Proponents say the system designed to move content from expensive satellite transponders to a terrestrial fiber-based system will be cheaper and more ...
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