Tag Archives: Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Would conservatives lose the most if NPR was defunded?

In the end, conservatives may stand to lose the most from the elimination of Federal contributions to public radio. But chances are that that won’t stop them from trying to defund NPR from now until forever. Continue reading

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Public radio and TV supporters worry about ‘save public media’ fatigue

As everyone concerned about this issue knows, last week the Republican controlled House of Representatives voted to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting. The move was approved in the context of the massive spending bill HR1, “Making appropriations for the … finish reading Public radio and TV supporters worry about ‘save public media’ fatigue

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Save the funding for community radio infrastructure

Every year scores of community and public radio stations apply for funding from the Department of Commerce’s Public Telecommunications Facilities Program. The venue funds a host of capital expenses that many of these stations can’t afford otherwise. The cash goes … finish reading Save the funding for community radio infrastructure

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Do community advisory boards protect public radio stations?

Free Press has a provocative new report on the state of public media and how to more adequately fund it. Many of the reform group’s proposals involve siphoning income from commercial station advertising revenue or Federal Communications Commission spectrum auctions. … finish reading Do community advisory boards protect public radio stations?

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NPR calls for Congress to create “common public media waiver”

As we’ve reported, National Public Radio has been filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission a lot these days, talking up its localism initiative, Android app, and new mobile site. NPR’s latest commentary to the FCC on its National Broadband … finish reading NPR calls for Congress to create “common public media waiver”

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New study says “little or no local news” at most radio stations

A new study says that most commercial stations “do little or no local news reporting,” and public stations aren’t much better. Continue reading

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Should the FCC count public radio station board members as owners?

The four major organizations that represent public broadcasting say the Federal Communications Commission shouldn’t count public radio and television station board members as the “owners” of the license in question. Continue reading

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