Spectrum Auction
Spectrum repack expenses top $1.75 billion fund
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The $2.1 billion total includes $336.6 million requested by 148 public broadcasters.
System/Policy
Pubcasters ask FCC to end station ID requirement
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Other suggestions included revisiting “what constitutes actionable indecency.”
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agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”
System/Policy
In aftermath of spectrum auction, even stations that sat out could still benefit
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Public broadcasters can still explore channel-sharing options, take advantage of equipment upgrades and plan an investment fund that would help the entire system.
System/Policy
Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
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Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.
Quick Takes
Citing threat to low-power FMs, advocacy group asks FCC to rein in AM translators
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The Prometheus Radio Project is asking the FCC to reconsider a January ruling.
System/Policy
Sale of dozens of noncommercial signals in FCC spectrum auction earns minimum of $1.9 billion
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Check out our summary of how the spectrum auction appears to be playing out for public media.
System/Policy
FCC revises third-party fundraising proposal to exempt CPB-funded stations
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The rule, scheduled for an April 20 vote, would allow public stations to seek waivers if they choose to fundraise for other nonprofits.
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.