System/Policy
Public TV urges FCC to exempt stations from ATSC 3.0 simulcasting rules
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TV broadcasters want the FCC to allow them to use vacant channels for the simulcasts required during ATSC 3.0 rollout.
System/Policy
APTS’ Butler says pubcasting has ‘strong case to make for higher appropriation’
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America’s Public Television Stations opened its annual Public Media Summit Monday.
System/Policy
San Francisco station appeals FCC decision threatening its satellite carriage
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KMTP used the wrong kind of mail service to submit a request, violating a rule that public broadcasters are asking the FCC to eliminate.
Quick Takes
House committee authorizes additional funding for repack, including radio costs
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The bill would provide the FCC with an additional $322 million per year in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
System/Policy
Pubcasting coalition withdraws request for relief from EEO reporting
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In joint comments filed with the FCC, pubcasters had asked for a review of “unnecessarily burdensome” rules on recruitment and hiring practices at stations.
Tech
Pubcasters ask FCC for relief on ATSC broadcast rule
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PBS, CPB and APTS argue that for many stations, following the rule is “physically impossible.”
System/Policy
FCC Republicans strike down studio rule that had mixed support from pubmedia
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While NPR and others argued the rule was burdensome, some college and community broadcasters argued for its preservation.
System/Policy
Lawmakers hear that pubcasters need additional $50M for auction repack
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The financial risk from repack work “is almost existential” to public broadcasting, APTS President Pat Butler said.
Tech
AWARN public safety group adds members, sets ‘road map’ meeting
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AWARN now includes four of the largest emergency-alert originators.
System/Policy
T-Mobile will foot bill for repacking public TV translators
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The agreement covers equipment, engineering, installation and legal fees.
System/Policy
FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations
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Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”
History of public media
How President Johnson set the stage for passage of the Public Broadcasting Act
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Only eight months after LBJ called on lawmakers to support his bill creating CPB, the measure passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support.
System/Policy
Pacific Mountain Network shuts down, gives final funds to APTS
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“This is a transformative event in the history of both our organizations,” said APTS President Pat Butler.
System/Policy
Pubcasters maintain opposition to looser third-party fundraising rules as FCC leadership changes
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A long-pending proposal would allow noncommercial stations to devote up to 1 percent of their annual air time to raising funds for other nonprofits.
Awards
APTS honors Sens. Blunt, Leahy as champions of public broadcasting
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APTS also recognized two executives working within public media.
Awards
APTS honors Diane Rehm, Public Broadcasting Act author at Public Media Summit
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And more awards in public media.
System/Policy
As power shifts in Washington, pubcasting has allies in key posts
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Three powerful congressional chairmen who support public broadcasting will continue in their key roles in both the House and Senate.
Quick Takes
Pubcasters ask FCC for more time to handle post-auction repacking
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Stations will face a 39-month deadline to complete the technically complex work, which could pose challenges for government licensees that must go through lengthy procurement processes.
Quick Takes
APTS signs Homeland Security agreement to provide datacasting
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Datacasting enables secure transmission of voice, text, files, images and video over broadcast television signals to first responders.
System/Policy
Station leaders share their pitches for members of Congress
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Attendees at the APTS Public Media Summit gave a preview of their talking points.