System/Policy
Governing board rejects final bids for San Mateo’s KCSM
Trustees of the San Mateo County Community College District in California have rejected offers from two finalists vying to acquire KCSM-TV, a ...Crowd rallies to save pubcasting funding
Some 1,000 marchers gathered on Nov. 3 on Capitol Hill to celebrate the power of public television.Restructuring at WKYU cuts three jobs, merges radio and TV production
Three staff positions — including that of the television station manager — have been cut at WKYU at Western Kentucky University in ...USDA grants back equipment upgrades at 10 rural pubTV stations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $3.2 million in grants to 10 pubTV operators serving rural areas, assisting with equipment upgrades that ...An unusual pubTV marriage: KCET and Link TV
Both partners gain new platforms for their programming and can learn from each other’s distribution, audience engagement and fundraising strategies.Presidential sparring puts pubcasting in political bull’s-eye
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s pledge to defund PBS, which he reiterated during the Oct. 3 televised presidential debate, set off a ...Beyond Big Bird: What is public media’s value today?
When every year seems to bring a new round of threats to public media funding, it’s clear that public media isn’t doing ...KCET in Los Angeles, noncom satellite Link TV announce merger
KCET, the Los Angeles public TV station that split from PBS nearly two years ago, is merging with Link TV, the noncommercial ...Pair pursue plans to mount Million Muppet March on National Mall
Two pubcasting fans in different cities who separately conceived plans for a “Million Muppet March” (later renamed Million Puppet March) in support ...Houston stations merge media in bid to boost local content
Add Houston Public Media to the list of pubcasters that are converging radio, TV and online production to increase local programming, attract ...‘Status quo’ no longer feasible for Delmarva’s local stations
An analysis recommends that the Salisbury University Foundation negotiate with another pubcaster to operate its two Delmarva Public Radio outlets as music ...Big Bird, Jim Lehrer have viewers atwitter during and after presidential debate
Public broadcasting became a trending topic during and after Wednesday night’s presidential debate, as GOP nominee Mitt Romney repeated his pledge to ...PRC recommends format switch for Delmarva Public Radio
A consultant’s report released Thursday afternoon recommends that the Salisbury University Foundation negotiate a deal with another public broadcaster to operate both ...Outside consultant says WDET fundraising spots weren’t unethical
Pitch spots requesting donations for an audio preservation project at Detroit’s WDET did not violate fundraising ethics, according to an accredited fundraising ...Pubcasters warned to up their advocacy on Capitol Hill
Efforts to build political support for continued federal funding of public broadcasting have gained little or no traction on Capitol Hill, a ...
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