System/Policy
WNET plans to buy Long Island radio station
WPPB would be WNET’s first radio station.Battle to regain control of Pacifica’s WBAI continues in court
Supporters of the iconic left-wing station are rallying to turn back layoffs and programming changes that Pacifica leadership says were necessary to ...Search for answers continues as Nevada Public Radio pulls back from financial collapse
Board members and new leadership are still investigating how the Las Vegas station ended up suddenly facing "severe cash flow issues" in ...Virginia’s WVTF strengthens coverage of Richmond area
WVTF's licensee has purchased a new station from a religious broadcaster.Issues of pay, communication fuel growth of unions in public radio
Station staffers who have joined unions help answer a reader's question about why the trend is growing.Restraining order seeks to block Pacifica’s overhaul of WBAI
The order prevents Pacifica from firing WBAI's staff or interfering with the station's programming and "orderly administration."WHYY employees file NLRB petition for union election
Staffers said they are "still open to voluntary recognition" of their union by management.Pacifica lays off WBAI staff, changes programming in move to end financial losses
Covering WBAI's persistent shortfalls was "endangering the entire Foundation," according to a board member.WLVT adds radio signal to its news initiative for Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
Under a management agreement with Lehigh University, the PBS station will provide the region's first local NPR News station.New directory of diverse talent aims to boost ‘POC in Audio’
Frustration with the lack of racial diversity in the audio industry drove the founders of POC in Audio to develop the resource, ...WHYY employees petition management for union recognition
The petition said talented creative staff have left the station due to "untenable working conditions."WAMU will seek sale of Maryland station
The sale stems from “a strategic decision about focus and priorities.”KQED renovation aims to create state-of-the-art ‘people’s station’
The San Francisco public broadcaster's expanded and redesigned headquarters will operate as a public square where there is "civil as well as ...Research project seeks ‘replicable models’ for public media newsroom mergers
A series of case studies on mergers of public media and digital news outlets will look at "what has worked and where ...Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR’s financial growth
Podcasts have been a “huge return on investment for us and a major growth engine for our business,” says NPR CFO Deborah ...
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