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WNYC content now available on Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio app
Clear Channel Radio today (Oct. 17) announced the launch of WNYC News & Conversation on the revamped iHeartRadio, its free digital radio ...Kerger says PBS UK channel will air 1,000 unique hours of content next year
PBS UK “promises to be one of the most interesting channel launches for some time,” according to the Guardian, “as long as the ...VegasPBS finds success by branching out
VegasPBS “may have found just that new business model” that will help public TV stations survive, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “While maintaining and ...Viewers gripe to PBS ombudsman about on-screen program promotions
“I was trying to watch Masterpiece Mystery! tonight, and the intrusive and pointlessly repetitious imposition of a large, animated, pink and blue graphic advertisement ...PBS Kids unveils more than 40 new preschool math games
PBS Kids launched more than 40 cross-platform games today (Oct. 13) — its largest offering of interactive math content for preschoolers to ...WMFE-TV sale still pending
WMFE-TV in Orlando, Fla., may have announced its sale on April 1, but that deal has yet to be finalized, reports the Orlando Sentinel. ...Letter to new NPR chief: Root out news org’s “liberal myopia”
For NPR to truly reflect the rich diversity of America, it must shed the “monochromatic vision” that it shares with many liberal ...It’s official: CPB provides $6.6 million grant to consolidate controls of nine N.Y. stations
CPB is publicly announcing its grant of more than $6.6 million to consolidate broadcast operations of nine New York public television stations, ...Loan to Salt Lake’s KCPW puts spotlight on station’s financial ties to city government
In approving its $250,000 short-term loan to Salt Lake’s KCPW, the city council overruled the recommendation of its redevelopment loan committee, according ...Alec Baldwin signs on with WNYC
30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin will host Here’s the Thing, an interview show via podcast, starting Oct. 24 for WNYC in New York City, the Associated ...Tom Petty, Mick Jagger, U2, Coldplay all pitch in to help little KCSN-FM
Tiny KCSN-FM at California State Northridge may not be big enough for an Arbitron rating, but it sure has some huge fans ...No longer in the conservative mainstream, Frum signs off on Marketplace
David Frum is resigning as a commentator on APM’s Marketplace, he announced on his blog today, because his role as a ...This American Sex Life
[Warning: Contents of this blog post may get you into trouble at your workplace, either for its lurid subject matter or the ...Loan from city saves Salt Lake’s KCPW
Salt Lake City’s KCPW-FM has secured a loan that will allow it to stay in business. The Salt Lake City Council unanimously ...Panel to examine pubmedia’s role in changing journalism
Free Press and the New America Foundation are sponsoring a panel, “The Next Big Thing: How Public Media Innovation Is Changing Journalism,” ...
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