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White House wants DTV delay input
The White House is soliciting public comments before President Barack Obama signs into law the DTV transition delay. Comments must be in ...Schiller talks of new approach to local/national web distribution
During her first appearance at a regional pubradio conference, NPR President Vivian Schiller told station executives that NPR.org should not be perceived ...Stations must tell FCC of early analog shutoffs by Feb. 9
Stations that want to end analog service by Feb. 17, the original DTV transition date, now have a Feb. 9 deadline to ...21 percent of small stations financially “fragile,” CPB says
Public broadcasting revenue could decline some $418 million in FY09 alone, according to a CPB preliminary report presented at its January meeting ...Inside WNET.org, Worldfocus blamed for layoffs
Worldfocus, the new international news program from WNET/WLIW is “being blamed for deep layoffs at the stations,” reports the New York Times. ...Rockefeller cautions stations on DTV delay
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) is asking TV stations to “put consumers first” when considering switching from analog to digital before the new ...Markey “applauds” DTV delay
After Congress approved the DTV delay bill, longtime pubcasting supporter Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) former chair of the Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee, ...DTV transition delayed until June
The House has voted to delay the digital TV transition until June 12, reports the Washington Post. President Obama has said he ...Firms cooperate to establish white-space database
Microsoft, Google and Dell are among tech firms collaborating to create a database of occupied channels in the TV white spaces spectrum. ...Pandora’s goal is to “completely replace radio”
“Our goal right now is nothing less than to completely replace radio with this whole new thing called personalized radio,” said Tim ...Former WGBHer found murdered
An investigation continues into the murder of a former public broadcaster, Sheila A. Kline, in Carlisle, Pa. Kline, 45, had worked at ...DTV delay update
More than 60 percent of TV stations could turn off their analog signal before a June 12 deadline without interfering with other ...Orlando’s WMFE lays off 15 more staffers
WMFE is cutting 15 jobs and canceling The Arts Connection program due to falling revenue. The job losses at the Orlando station ...Nonprofit event planners offer advice
The transcript for Planning Special Events During a Recession, an online chat for nonprofit fundraisers, is now available at The Chronicle of ...Upside to lost timeslot: no worries about turning off core listeners
In the Loop, a Minnesota Public Radio show that reviews the week’s news with seriousness and satire, has lost its Friday evening ...
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