System/Policy
Kerger describes factionalism within pubTV as system’s greatest threat
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — PBS President Paula Kerger called for local public TV stations and PBS to move beyond their reputations as ...Upstate N.Y. pubradio outlet goes silent
The newest public radio station in New York State went dark May 9, ending a six-year attempt to bring a local voice ...CPTV’s mobile venture to share revenues with PTV outlets
Connecticut Public Television has joined with a digital media company in rolling out a new mobile platform that will offer digital downloads ...Appropriation cuts lead to layoffs and furloughs throughout CPB
CPB has laid off 12 employees and eliminated three vacant positions in a downsizing prompted by the federal budget sequestration and other ...Deadlines to relocate, raise money weigh on Pacifica stations
The Pacifica radio network rarely enjoys a drama-free moment, but with two of its five stations on a tight schedule to find ...Friendly takeover of Spokane’s KSPS
When the Spokane Public School District was considering selling its PBS station, KSPS, it did not have to look far to find ...Obama nominates former PBS board member Tom Wheeler to head FCC
President Obama has nominated cable and wireless lobbyist Tom Wheeler, a former member of the PBS Board, to chair the Federal Communications ...A digital revolution for public radio fundraising
Marketing consultant John Sutton has been forecasting what public radio will look like in 2018, and his predictions, published on his blog RadioSutton ...PubTV urges commission to drop ‘OET-69’ proposal
CPB, PBS and the Association of Public Television Stations are jointly opposing a proposal by the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology ...NEA announces 2013 media arts grants; OVEE and AIR projects among recipients
The National Endowment of the Arts announced $4.68 million in funding to 76 media-arts projects April 23, including new grantees such as ...Nine GOP House members express support for federal aid to CPB, PTFP
In the past week, members of Congress have sent two bipartisan letters in support of public broadcasting initiatives to subcommittee chairs in ...CPB accepts policy revamp proposal from radio CSG panel; first changes since 2005
The CPB Board on April 22 unanimously approved changes to its Radio Community Service Grants program for fiscal 2014, including phased-in hikes ...CPB study to examine public policy implications of spectrum auctions
CPB has initiated a six-month research project on the upcoming broadcast spectrum auctions that will culminate with publication of a white paper. Mark ...Kansas City pubTV buys Triple A music station
A new kind of public media signal expansion will rock Kansas City, Mo., under a license transfer agreement announced April 19 by ...From Massachusetts Ave. to NoMa
The April 13 broadcast of Weekend Edition Saturday was the first to originate from NPR's new $201 million headquarters.
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