System/Policy
WBGU-TV may auction spectrum; could leave part of Ohio without PBS
The board of trustees for Bowling Green State University approved an administration request to explore participation in the FCC’s spectrum auction.FCC to provide spectrum bids to stations by September, CPB Board hears
Stations have 60 days from receiving bids to declare whether they will participate in the auction, set for mid-2016.University mulls public TV partnership to strengthen radio station’s future
As it shifts funding priorities, the university is evaluating its options for Chattanooga's only NPR station.OPB board members get a kick out of custom Nikes
They’re made from the famous blankets produced in Pendleton, Ore.CPB finds majority of audited grantees out of compliance with Communications Act requirements
Two-thirds were noncompliant with at least some provisions of the Act, according to the corporation’s Office of the Inspector General.Vermont to halve operating fund support for state public TV network
Vermont has appropriated almost $660,000 less than expected to Vermont PBS because of a projected $113 million shortfall.Nonprofit news site Oakland Local will suspend production, search for new management
Co-founder Susan Mernit stepped down to pursue another project.CPB analysis shows bright spots for public television
The analysis found public TV stations rebounding from five-year declines, as well as slowing growth for public radio.WNYC to self-distribute Radiolab, On the Media
The station says the move puts it in a better position to continue to grow its talent pool and develop partnerships.Alaska pubcasters prepare for cuts to state funding
A pending 23.5 percent reduction in subsidies has Alaska stations rethinking their priorities.What’s good for the goose is a new home, WGBH decides
A mother goose recently nested on a patch of grass on the station’s roof.California’s KUSP-FM considers way out of unstable finances
The nonprofit that owns the station has endured "severe cash shortages” for several years.North Carolina’s WUNC extends reach with purchase of WFSS
WUNC is paying $1.75 million to Fayetteville State University as part of the deal, announced May 13.Detroit journalism project gets additional boost from Knight Foundation
The Detroit Journalism Cooperative has "much more work to do," says its convener.Judge denies NPR request to dismiss lawsuit filed by former intern
A D.C. Superior Court judge denied NPR's motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging misrepresentation of job duties and failure to ...













