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New Orleans PDP station WLAE ends PBS membership
WLAE in New Orleans dropped PBS programming as of Aug. 1. General Manager Ron Yager told Current that the decision to forego PBS ...KQED Newsroom to relaunch Oct. 18
Northern California’s KQED-TV is revamping its Friday evening public affairs show by reviving a title from its distant past.Yet another puzzle for public TV fundraisers
A recent PBS Research analysis found that donors who contribute the most money to public TV rarely if ever watch its programming.WFUV goes British with new music show
WFUV in New York has introduced UKNY, a weekly broadcast mixing new and classic rock music from the United Kingdom.Madeleine Brand will host new midday show on KCRW
Former KPCC host Madeleine Brand, who left the Los Angeles station in September 2012, will host a new midday show on competitor ...WPR rolls back service expansion to northeast Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents has returned a construction permit for a new Wisconsin Public Radio station in Niagara that ...Radio Vieques activates in demilitarized zone
Activists on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques have renewed hope for launching a community radio station after getting a fundraising boost ...Revived Foyle’s War mysteries bring 1940’s Cold War intrigue to PBS
In a new three-part Foyle's War series on Masterpiece Mystery!, Chief Detective Superintendent Christopher Foyle comes out of retirement to work in the intelligence community, not ...PBS NewsHour website redesign to integrate upcoming weekend program
In addition to launching a weekend edition of the PBS NewsHour, New York’s WNET has secured a contract to create an integrated website for ...Arbitron reports new benchmark for pubradio news/talk audience
Audiences for news and talk stations delivered more than half of public radio’s listening in 2012, according to Arbitron’s annual study on ...PBS to mark anniversary of historic civil rights March on Washington
PBS is planning a weeklong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. ...Court rejects broadcasters’ appeal to block Aereo
Aereo, the startup service that allows subscribers to view and record television broadcast programs via the Internet, won another legal victory on ...Public media stations rethink and repurpose content for tablet users
As consumer use of tablet devices continues to rise, more public media stations are moving onto the platform with supplementary content and ...KPBS soliciting pitches for local TV shows
KPBS in San Diego is again inviting viewers to recommend ideas for its expanding lineup of local programs, after backing two shows ...KCPT, NewsHour receive $4 million in “transformational” donation
A "transformational gift" from an anonymous donor through KCPT will create a digital news center in Kansas City, Mo., as well as ...
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