Quick Takes
It’s a veddy big and happy farewell for ‘Downton Abbey’
Some 9.6 million viewers tuned in for Sunday night’s last episode.Chicago’s WYCC may participate in upcoming FCC spectrum auction
The FCC’s opening bid for WYCC to relinquish all spectrum is $474.2 million.Jazz broadcaster expands reach to Pittsburgh with new FM signal
Pittsburgh Public Media bought the 101.1 FM signal from State University of New York.Eight New England broadcasters form CPB-backed collaboration
The collaborative will report on regional topics like climate, energy, transportation and immigration.Knight Prototype Fund supports INN, ‘This American Life’ projects
Each grantee will receive $35,000.NPR board of directors adds two station members
The additions come after the board expanded to 23 members last fall.Budget cuts at WTTW lead to three executive layoffs
A station spokesperson declined to answer questions regarding WTTW’s financial situation.Public media welcomes president’s proposed budget
The proposed budget would increase interconnection funding by $10 million.Lawson and Theriault to leave CPB in May; Tovares will oversee content
“Their contributions to CPB and to public media as a whole have been remarkable,” said CPB‘s president.Audience Engine creator merges with radio playlist company Spinitron
The merger is the latest step in Audience Engine’s plan to help noncommercial radio stations increase engagement and fundraising.NPR taps Triton for podcast ad platform
NPR picks a new company for its podcast ads.Rocky Mountain PBS aiming for $30 million for new headquarters
CEO Doug Price said the project is in “the aspirational phase.”‘NewsHour’ archives to be digitized and available online
Nearly 10,000 episodes that aired from 1975 to 2007 will be archived.CPB funds Detroit Journalism Cooperative
The $659,000 grant will cover ongoing collaborative coverage of Detroit's post-bankruptcy future.NPR One joins Apple’s connected car platform
NPR One is now on Apple and Google's connected car systems.
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