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Public Media Group partners with tower owner for bigger single-frequency network footprint
A new alliance with American Tower gives PMG access to more than 40,000 towers around the country where it could potentially locate ...FCC resolves ‘big regulatory hurdles’ to public TV’s ATSC 3.0 rollout
Pubcasters didn't get everything they wanted, but America's Public Television Stations COO Lonna Thompson said the commission's solution for simulcasting difficulties is ...How to record a music show at home with Audacity
With equipment you probably have at home already, you can create a program even during the pandemic.Public Media Group buys WGBH share in Public Media Management venture
WGBH's decision to sell its interest in PMM is part of a pattern in which the Boston-based public media giant has incubated ...FCC proposal could help public TV stations improve signal coverage
Co-authored by America's Public Television Stations, the proposal would expand the use of booster transmitters to fill coverage gaps.Building the perfect home studio with NPR’s Don Gonyea
Grab your pillows and couch cushions!You can still get great sound when you’re stuck at home
Put your interviewee to work and get creative.WKAR debuts platform that offers ‘stepping stone’ to ATSC 3.0
The Apollo PublicTV Platform, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show this month, aims to help broadcasters experiment with the broadcast standard ...NPR asks FCC to let more stations boost digital signals
The network argues that more flexibility in how the FCC grants such requests would "strengthen the existing digital radio ecosystem."American Archive collaborations expand scope, purpose of digital collection
The archive's efforts include working with universities, public media stations and preservation organizations around the country.Public media looks to new CMS for systemwide boost to web offerings
With CPB's backing, a push to transition NPR station sites to a new content management system has expanded to include TV stations ...To help confused users, NPR will consolidate its two apps into one
“We realized that we basically had created arbitrary lines in our apps based upon how NPR was structured,” said NPR's Kerry Lenahan. ...WGBH’s Escape Lab puts ‘audience first’ with interactive Twitch livestream
Two teams faced off in a live escape-room challenge hosted by WGBH.Never-ending winter hampers conversion of TV translators
Engineers at public TV stations in the Mountain West are still coping with wintry weather as they try to complete their pieces ...The Public Media Stack: imagining a better tech ecosystem for today’s pubmedia
A former BBC executive hopes to steer public media organizations toward using digital platforms and tools that reinforce their ethics and values.
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