System/Policy
If CPB is defunded, 130 stations ‘at high risk’
What if Congress stopped allocating federal aid to pubcasting? The latest bleak financial analysis from CPB, released last week, adds some specifics ...Kramer exits as mediation over Oregon’s JPR goes into time-out
Attempts to mediate the months-long dispute between Southern Oregon University and the Medford-based Jefferson Public Radio network were put on hold last ...Chicago Public Media to purchase Radio Arte
Chicago Public Media is paying $450,000 to buy Radio Arte, a low-power station programmed by and for Latino youth and operated by ...WMFE-TV sells for $3.3 million to University of Central Florida
WMFE-TV in Orlando, Fla., the former PBS flagship that had been set for sale to religious broadcasters, has a new buyer. The ...Alabama firings expose rift over public TV’s mission, editorial standards
It’s not clear what objectives the political appointees of the Alabama Educational Television Commission had in mind when they came out of ...Anchorage becomes hub in Alaska’s latest public TV alliance
A new configuration of public TV stations in Alaska will begin sharing a single programming feed July 1 under the name Alaska ...If CPB is defunded, 130 stations are ‘at high risk,’ Booz report finds
What if Congress stopped allocating federal aid to pubcasting? The latest bleak financial analysis from CPB, released last week, adds some specifics ...FCC to clear translator backlog, create new LPFMs
The FCC took another step March 19 toward licensing more low-power FM stations, a move long advocated by community radio leaders. The ...San Mateo college district puts KCSM-TV up for sale
As expected, the San Mateo County (Calif.) Community College District announced Dec. 7 it is seeking a buyer for public broadcaster KCSM-TV. ...Letter threatened JPR Foundation with ‘expensive’ lawsuits
Southern Oregon University’s law firm threatened the Jefferson Public Radio Foundation board with “expensive” lawsuits in a letter addressing issues of ownership ...JPR Foundation, SOU reach ‘tentative resolution’ in standoff over leadership
It appears that Southern Oregon University and the fundraising organization for Jefferson Public Radio made progress in their mediation talks held last ...Alabama PTV appoints interim director after departure of Pizzato
Allan Pizzato, executive director of Alabama Public Television for the past 12 years, has left that position. A press release from the ...Dismissals at Alabama PTV linked to concerns over proposed broadcast of videos from religious right
See also more complete story from print edition of June 25, 2012. Two top managers at Alabama Public Television were fired from ...Fine of $50,000 settle transfer of San Francisco’s KUSF
The FCC closed its investigation of a management agreement between the University of San Francisco and the Los Angeles–based Classical Public Radio ...Ramer sees potential return on CPB’s investments
A fast-track request for CPB aid to a digital innovation project morphed into a pointed exchange over the corporation’s overall funding objectives ...
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