Tag: spectrum auction
KVCR licensee weighs plan to drop NPR and PBS programs, end role with FNX
The interim chancellor of the San Bernardino Community College District is recommending that the district convert its public TV and radio stations ...Former licensee of Philadelphia’s WYBE announces first round of grant recipients
The foundation is giving $5.3 million to 11 local nonprofits, including public station WHYY.Connecticut Public partners with Norwalk library for education expansion
The partnership, initiated last fall, extends CP’s educational initiative for high school students and veterans into a third city and the first ...FCC draft plan for repack aid turns down PBS request, favors assistance to TV stations
The commission declined to reimburse wireless provider T-Mobile and left reimbursing radio stations a lower priority.PBS encourages FCC to disburse additional repack funds to stations
The FCC must set reimbursement rules for translators and FM stations by March 23.California’s KVCR lays off 35 staffers as it scales back local production strategy
“Going forward we generally want to mitigate production risk," said interim GM Keith Birkfeld.Public TV is best equipped to educate on channel repack, station GM tells lawmakers
Bohdan Zachary of Milwaukee PBS testified in Congress Tuesday on the need for consumer education following the spectrum auction.NPR asks FCC for flexibility in aiding radio stations affected by TV repack
In comments filed Wednesday, the network said eligible expenses proposed by the FCC “should be considered an initial provisional list of common ...NPR urges FCC to provide ‘full reimbursement’ for radio stations affected by repack
Local stations "have limited financial and operational resources to absorb the impact of the TV repack," NPR said in FCC comments.Virginia public broadcaster eliminates stations’ CEO position
As part of the reorganization of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting, WCVE President Curtis Monk will leave his position Sept. 14.KNCT-TV, victim of repack costs, will go dark at end of August
Its licensee voted to shut down the station rather than spend $4.4 million to move its channel.PBS push to preserve translator services awaits FCC decisions
By the time the FCC's extended filing deadline passed June 1, operators of 688 translators carrying programming of 55 PBS member stations ...Pennsylvania’s PBS39 will add 10 journalists to support new nightly newscast
The project marks the “largest non-capital investment that PBS39 has ever made,” according to the station.PBS, T-Mobile collaborate to save TV translators
The wireless carrier and a team from PBS are working under tight deadlines to find new homes for public TV translators that ...International broadcaster MHz Networks ends search for new channel in D.C. area, announces signoff
The owner of MHz Networks' WNVC and WNVT sold the stations' spectrum in last year's FCC auction.
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