System/Policy
CPB awards nearly $950,000 to four stations for educational media
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The grants expand on CPB’s American Graduate initiative.
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The grants expand on CPB’s American Graduate initiative.
The bureau will open in the spring with a full-time reporter.
KRCU’s new signal is expected to be on the air later this year.
Rock and Recovery, a nightly show and 24/7 stream, features interviews with medical professionals, stories of personal recovery, and music chosen to uplift and motivate listeners.
The appropriation for the Ready To Learn grant program also increased.
The station’s board and interim CEO have discovered roughly $700,000 owed to NPR, as well as other outstanding debts.
Based on staff workloads and other FCC deadlines, a window for new noncommercial educational stations could open as early as next summer.
A petition filed by Friends of WLRN also alleges the Miami school district was biased in recommending South Florida PBS to manage WLRN.
The center for pubmedia innovation is urging participants to “fail fast” with bold efforts to find new revenue sources.
The network’s board approved last week a shift from basing station fees on broadcast audience, an effort to create a more “forward-looking” approach.
“To leave public television stations … on the sidelines of the FirstNet infrastructure is to ignore a robust, reliable and ubiquitous partner whose public safety capabilities have proven effective in a variety of critical use cases,” APTS told the FCC.
A bid from South Florida PBS was challenged by fundraising group Friends of WLRN.
The new owner is a collaboration between two local organizations.
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A former CPB board member argues that the funder’s Regional Journalism Collaboratives “are based on priorities set by Washington, not localities.”
Trustees said they are “committed to working on a solution” to the standoff over how to handle tips about sexual harassment on campus.
A collaboration with local nonprofits would expand the station’s news, music and cultural programming.
A New York state judge ruled last week that local hosts and producers could resume their shows.
President Jon McTaggart also announced leadership changes intended to make the company more agile.
WNED, WQED, ideastream and Detroit Public Television will share job listings, best practices and training opportunities.