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NJ lawmakers criticize NJTV over Hurricane Irene coverage
NJTV’s lack of live coverage of Hurricane Irene whipped at least one state lawmaker into a froth, according to the Star-Ledger. Assemblyman John ...Loan that saved Salt Lake’s KCPW for pubradio news comes due
Three years after its sale to a new community licensee, KCPW-FM in Salt Lake City is under the gun to raise $265,000 ...PBS Hawaii gets $5 million donation toward new facility
PBS Hawaii has received a $5 million grant from the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation to build a new facility in Honolulu. The ...Looking to missions and origins to refocus pubcasting
From time to time, “the definition of public broadcasting and public service media should be reviewed,” writes Adam Powell, of the USC ...PBS ombudsman hears from viewers on diversity and Moyers
PBS viewers writing to ombudsman Michael Getler want more diversity (“I am tired of giving money to a station that simply refuses ...WXPR to move to downtown studios next year
WXPR-FM in Rhinelander, Wisc., is moving into a new building next year, it announced Monday (Aug. 29), joining a growing trend of ...CCTV from China coming to D.C. area via MHz Networks
MHz Networks is adding two English-language channels from China to its lineup in the Washington, D.C., metro area starting Oct. 1. CCTV ...Hurricane Irene disables two WUNC radio transmitters in N.C.
WUNC radio in Chapel Hill, N.C., is coping with signal loss at two transmitter sites due to Hurricane Irene: WBUX in Buxton, ...WQED Multimedia’s unique iQZoo rolls out nationally in September
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are the first to use WQED Multimedia’s iQZoo, a QR (quick response) code project that provides ...Marketplace expands with new “after the bell” program
David Brancaccio will helm Marketplace Index, a new weekday report that will “psychoanalyze” economic trends based on what happens in the financial ...Need to Know anchor Stewart to step down in September
Host Alison Stewart is departing WNET’s Need to Know, reports the New York Times Media Decoder blog, when it switches to a 30-minute format on Sept. ...FCC reviewing comments on CAP vs. EAS emergency broadcasts
Here’s a good update from Radio World of news so far on the Federal Communication Commission’s move toward broadcast emergency message delivery ...CPB-backed collaboration discussions in Alaska end; only minimal partnerships emerge
After more than two years of talks, a potential collaboration among Alaska public broadcasting stations that held great promise of potentially coming ...Rick Steves donates $1 million to Edmonds, Wash., arts center
Globe-roaming pubcaster Rick Steves has donated $1 million to his hometown arts center — the amount he has saved in tax breaks ...KERA to honor contributions of Bob Wilson in documentary
In honor of its 50th anniversary, KERA is premiering the documentary Bob Wilson and the Early Years of KERA, focusing on a defining era ...
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