System/Policy
Michigan station receives first public TV ATSC 3.0 license
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The station will also create an innovation lab to explore ATSC 3.0 opportunities for public media.
How MPR News covered the Keillor harassment story
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Public radio news directors hear from colleagues and experts on preventing, and responding to, harassment in newsrooms.
System/Policy
Cappello leaves WNYC after more than 20 years
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WNYC did not provide a reason for his departure.
System/Policy
PBS push to preserve translator services awaits FCC decisions
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By the time the FCC’s extended filing deadline passed June 1, operators of 688 translators carrying programming of 55 PBS member stations had applied for new channels.
System/Policy
IG advises CPB to tighten rules for calculating stations’ indirect support
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A limited-scope audit of two university-owned stations found “significant errors” in accounting of institutional support.
System/Policy
CPB analysis finds smaller stations lagging in revenue growth
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“We have to put our heads together and figure out how they can remain sustainable,” said CPB’s VP of radio.
System/Policy
Newsrooms must be ‘prodded into action’ on staffing diversity, says Harvard report
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NPR and “PBS NewsHour” were among the few national media outlets to share staff diversity data for the report.
System/Policy
Outsize spending on pubcasting in Utah backs state-spanning broadband services
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The Utah Education and Telehealth Network not only broadcasts on three TV channels but oversees a statewide broadband network that reaches more than 1,500 schools, libraries, hospitals, clinics and health departments.
System/Policy
For some pubcasters, state funding plays valuable role in strengthening service
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State money makes up a relatively small slice of total system revenue but can make a big difference at stations.