System/Policy
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 ...DOJ still harshing the mellow for pot dispensary sponsorships
An Aug. 29 update of Department of Justice policies for enforcing marijuana laws did little to clarify whether public radio stations should ...CPB appropriation arrives despite federal shutdown
Public broadcasting’s federal subsidies were not caught up in the political stalemate that forced closure of the federal government Oct. 1. The U.S. ...Two-year plan to balance NPR’s budget includes staff reduction
NPR girded for a difficult leadership transition Sept. 13 when its board authorized management to trim the network’s workforce by up to ...Expansion of classical radio belies format’s many challenges
ATLANTA — Representatives of classical radio stations resolved last week to work toward creating a new organization to represent their format within ...WILL, WTVP start ‘dating’ by sharing general manager
The arrangement grew out of a neighborly collaborative relationship between the stations as well as a desire to save personnel costs.CPB finds pubTV stations committed to keeping spectrum
Anxiety among public TV executives about channel repacking after spectrum auctions outweighs their enthusiasm for selling bandwidth, CPB s.v.p. Mark Erstling told ...FCC approves transfer of KSPS to Friends organization
The Friends of KSPS, the nonprofit fundraising arm of KSPS-TV, has taken over as licensee of the Spokane, Wash., pubcaster from the ...Localism emphasis poses risk
Of all the complex and potentially fateful decisions faced by public radio program directors as they navigate the emergence of multiplatform distribution, ...Redefining public media for the future
Public media is made up of hundreds of storefronts in communities large and small, each of which has a unique window into ...NPR Board appoints Haaga as interim chief, announces 10-percent buy-out plan
Paul Haaga, a lawyer and financier who has served as NPR vice chair since last fall, was appointed interim president as the ...
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