System/Policy
FCC schedules initial workshops on spectrum auctions
The workshops will run nationwide between February and May.Former Washington Post editor signs on as CPB ombudsman
Milton Coleman takes over Feb. 1 from Joel Kaplan, a Syracuse University communications professor whose term expires at the end of January.By the numbers: Public radio continues to gain on public TV in key metrics
A CPB analysis shows that public TV stations are raising more money from fewer members.Kansas governor proposes 18 percent cut to pubcasting support
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has proposed reducing state funding for public broadcasting by $100,000 for fiscal year 2016, a 16 percent ...With shortfalls ongoing, Pacifica asks stations to boost income or cut costs
Amid a continuing financial crisis, the Pacifica Foundation is cutting costs at its five radio stations, a measure that could lead to ...Texas’s KEDT builds on alliance with local college
One of the smallest independent public broadcasting operations in the country will move into new facilities this fall under its expanding partnership ...New fellowships pair independent producers with coaches for entrepreneurial training
A new fellowship program from the Association of Independents in Radio pairs a dozen content creators with coaches in an incubator-style approach ...Fix to pubradio’s loudness problem rolls out to stations
Sssshhh . . . the sound of public radio is about to get a little quieter. But if all goes according to ...Colorado Public Radio acquires FM signal for OpenAir
The pubcaster is issuing a $5.75 million bond to buy the commercial FM signal and try to grow its Open Air audience.FCC suggests exempting public radio from new online public file requirements
The FCC is considering giving public radio stations at least two additional years — and maybe even a complete exemption — from ...The most noteworthy pubmedia news of 2014
We asked our reporters to reflect on a year's worth of trends, events and change in public media. Here's what stuck with ...Spending bill in Congress keeps CPB funding intact
CPB is set to receive its full requested appropriation in the spending bill nearing passage in Congress, which will fund the government ...FCC requests comments on details of spectrum auction rules
After hearing statements of dissent from its two Republican commissioners, the FCC approved on a party-line vote Wednesday the release of a ...Pubcasters object to U.S. Forest Service proposal for wilderness filming permits
Six public broadcasting organizations filed joint comments Wednesday with the U.S. Forest Service protesting proposed special-use permits and fees for still photography and ...Database for public media looks to standardize, simplify station metrics
The Public Media Company is looking to drum up support to pilot the Public Media Database, an all-in-one dashboard to help stations track ...
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