System/Policy
CPB Board hears troubling predictions for spectrum auctions and repacking
CPB Board members got an ominous preview Monday of the corporation’s upcoming white paper about spectrum issues in public broadcasting. At a meeting ...Ninth Circuit sides with FCC, upholds ban on political advertising for pubcasters
A federal appeals court last week upheld a ban on political and public-issue commercials on pubcasting stations, ruling that its removal would ...CPB financial report shows pubradio closing the gap with pubTV
CPB recently released its Public Broadcasting Revenue report (PDF) for fiscal year 2012. Findings about the number of contributions, total contributions and the ...Revised CPB policy could lead to ‘significant’ penalties for noncompliance
As more local pubcasters fall out of compliance with CPB’s rules for transparency and open meetings, they put themselves at risk of ...American Archive lands with WGBH, Library of Congress
Together, WGBH and the LOC will digitize and store more than 40,000 hours of content.NPR urges FCC to help stations dislocated by spectrum auction
NPR has asked the FCC to consider reimbursing broadcasters for the costs of any antenna relocations that may result from the upcoming ...Brisk pace of turnover among pubmedia’s top execs in 2013
A new wind of change is blowing through public media organizations of all shapes and sizes, sweeping through executive offices as top ...Downton Abbey once again helps generate big budget surplus for PBS
PBS closed its books on fiscal 2013 with an extra $24.5 million — more than twice the $11 million surplus that bolstered ...Houston Public Media eliminates eight full-time positions
Houston Public Media announced Nov. 7 the layoffs of eight staffers as part of a reorganization to create more multiplatform arts coverage. Four ...FCC hears from APTS, CPB, PBS on spectrum repacking expenses
The Association of Public Television Stations, CPB and PBS on Monday filed comments with the FCC regarding issues related to the spectrum ...Foundation to sell 87-year old commercial classical radio station
KDB in Santa Barbara, Calif., one of the few remaining commercial classical radio stations, has been put up for sale by the ...Row over ethical conflict prompts radio station manager to resign
After a combative online exchange with CPB Ombudsman Joel Kaplan over a perceived conflict of interest between his political aspirations and his ...FCC extends deadline for LPFM applications
The FCC has set a new deadline for applicants seeking licenses for low-power FM stations, agreeing to keep its filing window open ...Pacifica seeks nonprofit to take over most operations of New York’s WBAI
The Pacifica Foundation is seeking another nonprofit organization to help operate WBAI, its financially struggling station in New York. In a Request for ...St. Louis pubmedia merger moves ahead
St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Beacon, a nonprofit news site, have negotiated a merger agreement that will be taken ...
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