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Speed builds audience, sloth loses them
Just as a broadcast needs a strong transmitter signal, a website needs fast-loading pages.Peabody Awards go to pubmedia documentary filmmakers
Public media accounted for five of the 12 winners in the category.Ernesto Aguilar: I’m a testament to public media’s transformative power
Aguilar discovered punk rock on a community radio station and found himself coming back to listen to the news.
Sale of dozens of noncommercial signals in FCC spectrum auction earns minimum of $1.9 billion
Check out our summary of how the spectrum auction appears to be playing out for public media.Blue Ridge PBS will use $5.8M auction take to upgrade equipment, expand local programming
Station President James Baum said viewers in the stations’ coverage area will not lose PBS service due to overlap from other broadcasters.NPR aims to stop operating its Berlin station
The network hopes the new operator will continue airing NPR programming, however.
KQED shares news, gathers feedback through partnership with Nextdoor
The San Francisco station is posting hyperlocal news and interacting with Bay Area residents as one of the social networking site’s first media partners.Minnesota Public Radio names headquarters after founder Bill Kling
The dedication coincides with MPR’s 50th anniversary.After release of results, stations announce plans for FCC auction largesse
The big sums will help to expand services, pay off debts and enable technical upgrades.Los Angeles’ KOCE will earn $49M from channel-sharing deal in FCC spectrum auction
The Los Angeles station will restructure its debt and set up an investment fund to support service expansions.Stations shape fundraising pleas amid funding threat, potential auction windfalls
Public television’s spring fundraising rolled out in a heated high-stakes environment for clearly communicating a case for support.Maryland bill would make up any cuts to state TV network’s federal funding
In fiscal year 2017, the state provided $8.2 million of Maryland Public Television’s $31.5 million budget.ITVS wins Peabody award
ITVS is being recognized for transforming the media landscape and supporting timeless work.Pacific Mountain Network shuts down, gives final funds to APTS
“This is a transformative event in the history of both our organizations,” said APTS President Pat Butler.NPR’s Michael Oreskes: “I’m here for the mission”
The top news exec at NPR says he chose public media because society needs robust journalism.
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