System/Policy
KRCB to acquire KCSM in Bay Area public TV deal
The $12 million sales figure “is substantially above all previous offers to purchase the station,” KCSM's licensee said.Lawmakers hear that pubcasters need additional $50M for auction repack
The financial risk from repack work “is almost existential” to public broadcasting, APTS President Pat Butler said.These ‘Local That Works’ finalists can inspire you to innovate
We've picked four finalists in our search for initiatives that have boosted audience, income and engagement.PBS39 questioner arrested during live town hall
The man later said he was trying to force Sen. Pat Toomey to empathize with immigrants benefiting from Deferred Action for Childhood ...Houston Public Media opens doors to CBS station after floods
HPM has also been working with public radio partners in Texas to cover the historic storm.Kentucky public TV station gives suspended students a turn behind the cameras
“I have done a lot of production over the years, but nothing has had the impact that this has,” said a WKU ...How WAMU and WYSO found success in reinvention
At the 2017 Public Radio Program Directors conference, general managers from the stations shared insights about innovative strategies that powered growth.Tampa’s WEDU picking up new channels and programs as WUSF-TV nears shutdown
WEDU is asking viewers to provide feedback on programming changes.StoryCorps workers vote on unionization
Results from the secret balloting process will be finalized in September.Artists turn passion for pubmedia into tributes to Richmond’s WCVE
The outreach began serendipitously this spring, inspired by a coffee-drinking cartoon cat named Hugo.New study dives into public radio habits of millennials
“It’s not that they devalue national or international news from NPR or PRI, but the difference-maker for them is local,” said a ...California’s KVCR fast-tracks expansion of local production slate
A revamp of the Los Angeles region’s smallest public TV station includes original shows for underserved communities.Push for local news fund continues as New Jersey takes majority of auction proceeds
New Jersey set aside just $10 million of its $332 million in spectrum proceeds for broadcasting.PBS and Greater Public reunite for joint PMDMC in 2018
The two organizations have begun planning the next PMDMC, July 11–13, 2018, in Chicago.State of New Jersey takes all but $10M of spectrum auction proceeds
The proceeds for spectrum used by WNJN and WNJT added up to the largest payout to any public broadcaster.
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