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Obama team, Rockefeller back DTV delay
John Podesta, transition team co-chair for President-elect Barack Obama, has delivered a letter to Congress advising the DTV transition be put off. ...Pubcasting fan Markey shifts posts
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Edward Markey, a longtime supporter of pubcasting, is shifting between subcommittees of the powerful House Energy and Commerce committee. ...PBS unveils new shows, will not unveil Lear’s “full monty”
PBS announced three new shows at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday. Ken Burns’ film The Tenth Inning picks up where ...Is Feb. 17 the big switch? Perhaps not …
The long-anticipated analog-to-digital signal switch may end up delayed. A spokesman for Massachusetts Dem. Rep. Ed Markey, chair of the House Telecommunications ...PBS’ Kerger laments DTV coupon shortage
PBS head Paula Kerger says she is “disheartened” that the feds have come up short on money for DTV converter box coupons ...Maine pubcasting delays shutdowns
Ongoing talks with state and local officials and station members have prompted the Maine Public Broadcasting Network to delay the shutdown of ...Vogelzang to exit VPR
Robin Turnau will succeed Mark Vogelzang as president and c.e.o. of Vermont Public Radio, the network announced yesterday. Vogelzang received a “really ...FCC allocates DTV funding
Grassroots organizations targeting seniors, minority communities and persons with disabilities are receiving $8.4 million from the FCC (pdf) to assist those ...Experts weigh in on ’09 funding
The Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted an online discussion on Jan. 6 focusing on the outlook for nonprofit fund raising, grants and budgets. ...DTV coupon requests go to waiting list
NTIA has reached its $1.34 billion limit for its digital converter box coupons, so new requests are being put on a waiting ...Congress may eye antenna subsidy
Democratic Virginia Rep. Rick Boucher is expected to introduce in the new Congress this week a DTV antenna subsidy bill. The legislation ...Broadcasters ask FCC for more nightlight stations
The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Multiple Service Television have asked the FCC to make more stations eligible to ...Survey finds that iPods, online streams are changing pubradio listeners’ habits
iPod usage and the ubiquity of podcasts present both opportunities and threats to public radio, according to this overview of findings from ...Cooney No. 2 of 2008’s top donors
Pubcasting pioneer Joan Ganz Cooney and her husband are the second largest donors of 2008 on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list. ...Quirky KZMU a true volunteer station
Radio Moab, a Utah pubradio station powered by solar panels, boasts a somewhat rare title: A station run by volunteers. KZMU operates ...
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