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PBS’s commercial UK channel to launch Nov. 1
PBS is looking for advertising partners for its first international channel, according to the British-based Mediaweek news site. The PBS-branded channel, bankrolled ...FCC fines rising for public file violations, attorney points out
The CommLaw Center blog of law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is cautioning broadcasters to pay closer attention to their public files. ...Florida stations to collaborate to save SightLine reading service
Here’s some actual good news coming in the wake of the Florida state funding elimination. WSRE-FM in Pensacola won’t have to discontinue ...Environmental news awards go to public media journalists
Public media reporters and producers made a strong showing in the 10th annual Society of Environmental Journalists awards: ProPublica and Frontline staffers for ...MemberCardConnect launches today
Member Benefits Inc., which runs local member benefit programs for more than 140 pubcasting stations, kicks off its new MemberCardConnect website today ...Rubinsohn: APT, TJL, DLT
Pubcaster David Rubinsohn has added yet more initials to his resume. In addition to working for TJL Productions and APT, he’s now ...Former pubcaster uses news format to teach history of minorities in new website
Robert Miller, past director of educational publishing at WNET, has launched a new website with a unique approach to teaching African-American and ...Diana Nyad ends historic swim halfway through due to strong winds and currents
KCRW’s Diana Nyad, the 61-year-old champion swimmer making her second attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, has ...KQED-FM “dominant” in 25-54 ratings demographic
KQED-FM/88.5 is enjoying a nice ratings run. The station arrived at No. 1 in the San Francisco market for the first time ...Is a Lake Wobegon movie in the works?
Garrison Keillor is still confident in his decision to step aside from full-time hosting duties at public radio’s Prairie Home Companion in July 2013. ...And she’s off: KCRW’s Diana Nyad begins attempt at Cuba-Florida swim
At 7:45 p.m. Eastern last night (Aug. 7), KCRW’s Diana Nyad entered waters off Havana to began her second attempt to swim ...Chicago’s WBEZ mulling midday program changes
Chicago Public Media WBEZ-FM is working on plans to boost its output of local news during middays in response to two new ...Broadcasters still waiting on FCC spectrum model
Until the Federal Communications Commission releases its Allotment Optimization Model (AOM) for upcoming spectrum auctions, “broadcasters should remain skeptical — and wary ...FCC okays sale of WDUQ-FM to Essential Public Media
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the sale of WDUQ-FM (90.5), which allows the license to be transferred from Duquesne University to ...PEG channels could extend their mission via low-power FM, advocate says
One of the sessions at last week’s Alliance for Community Media conference in Tucson explored collaboration opportunities between low-power FM (LPFM) providers ...
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