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Licensee sells Kentucky’s WNKU to religious broadcaster
The Bible Broadcasting Corp. will pay $1.9 million for the station.California station reaps $72M in spectrum auction proceeds
KRCB’s location was “considered prime real estate by mobile providers,” the station COO said.Love trumps competition for married couple reporting for Fox News, NPR
With Myre’s move to a new position at NPR, he and his wife Jennifer Griffin are again competing on a beat.
WGBH allegedly dismisses reporter after discovering views on vaccines
The Boston Globe says WGBH released the reporter after learning of “past statements linking vaccines and autism.”Pennsylvania’s WVIA announces channel-sharing agreement
The station will receive $25.9 million in auction proceeds.Lam steps to head of ‘Table’, Buckner leads Public Broadcasting Atlanta, and other comings and goings
Also, American Public Media hires a chief of on-demand and cultural programming.
Spectrum auction nets nearly $35M for two Pennsylvania stations
WITF will share a channel, and WQED will move to a lower frequency.W.Va. governor proposes zeroing out of pubcasting funding
An elimination of funding could result in a severe downsizing at the network.Biopic of John Lewis to debut in PBS Black History Month lineup
PBS decided to schedule Kathleen Dowdey's documentary days before the congressman's fiery exchange with then President-elect Trump.Florida licensee gets $18.7M for WUSF-TV in spectrum auction
Tampa’s secondary PBS station will go dark later this year.Michigan licensee sells TV station for $14M in spectrum auction
WCMZ will go dark in about three months.To truly serve the public, community stations must apply standards for what’s said on-air
As broadcasters, staff and volunteers have to be intentional about presenting diverse voices without creating discord that undermines civil discussion.Public media projects examine Trump’s first 100 days
Public media journalists are casting a wide net for reactions to the election of Donald Trump.Educating wasn’t enough for an early pioneer of noncommercial radio
Judith Waller, an educational director for NBC radio, urged her colleagues to look to commercial broadcasters for ideas and collaborations.PBS will help stations convert social media followers to donors during March pledge
Stations will work with Goodworld.me, a platform that streamlines the process of making donations via Facebook and Twitter.
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