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After filing for bankruptcy, KUSP seeks buyer for license
At least one noncommercial entity is reportedly looking to bid for KUSP’s license.MPR and Mayo Clinic team up to offer classical soundtrack
MPR will curate a playlist of classical compositions for patients at Mayo Clinic hospitals.WNYC boosts podcast income with text-to-donate efforts
Upwards of 25 percent of listeners who donate to the station’s podcasts have replied to the texting call to action.
Options for Pacifica’s archives could include university partnership
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters has also called for the archives to be transferred to an educational institution.WETA finds Passport members skew younger
Passport donors who made their first gift to the station online were 47 years old on average.Trump associate’s comment about rape from 2013 public TV show enters campaign fray
The comment was pointed out Monday by the Democratic Coalition Against Trump.
Meetings for station leaders will focus on ATSC 3.0 TV broadcast standard
Business, technical and legal experts will update participants on the potential ATSC 3.0 holds for public media.New APM podcast revisits unsolved case of child abduction
The podcast debuts Sept. 13.Tennessee station switches to Americana format
WMOT partners with Music City Roots for the new format.Public TV sustainer growth may be slowing, but still shows progress
Sustainers “are still the best possible source of membership revenue,” said Michal Heiplik of Contributor Development Partnership.Pittsburgh Public Media asks supporters to back jazz station
The station needs to raise $150,000 by the end of the year to broadcast on a new FM signal.Greater Public donations help pubcasters after Louisiana floods
More than $11,000 has been distributed to 12 station employees and their families.Ow, Canada: Cross-border crackdowns take toll on station donations
Border broadcasters are taking various approaches to handling challenges to Canadian friends groups.‘Prairie Home’ host announces new house band
Two members are in Thile’s band Punch Brothers.Philadelphia’s WXPN reaches membership milestone
The station’s donor base grew 11 percent over two years.
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