Public television spectrum valued at up to $6.8 billion in FCC auction

A recently completed computer simulation commissioned by Public Media Company from CRA International Inc. predicts that television spectrum held by public TV stations could be valued at as much as $6.8 billion in the FCC auction taking place this year. Actual outcomes of the auction will vary based upon which stations participate, as well as the amount of broadcast spectrum the FCC decides to...

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Music Project VuHaus led by Public Media Company expands

VuHaus, a music video collaboration conceived and launched in partnership with five leading public radio stations, was featured on Current.org highlighting the progress of the past nine months and announcing the next grant for the project. VuHaus is a new form of cross-station collaboration that’s attracting younger audiences to public media and solidifying the stations role as natural  curators of independent music. Read the...

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Music Project VuHaus led by Public Media Company expands

VuHaus, a music video collaboration conceived and launched in partnership with five leading public radio stations, was featured on Current.org highlighting the progress of the past nine months and announcing the next grant for the project. VuHaus is a new form of cross-station collaboration that’s attracting younger audiences to public media and solidifying the stations role as natural  curators of independent music. Read the...

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Music Project VuHaus led by Public Media Company expands

VuHaus, a music video collaboration conceived and launched in partnership with five leading public radio stations, was featured on Current.org highlighting the progress of the past nine months and announcing the next grant for the project. VuHaus is a new form of cross-station collaboration that’s attracting younger audiences to public media and solidifying the stations role as natural  curators of independent music. Read the...

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5 Stations Explore Advantages of Collaboration in Kentucky

Louisville Public Media, licensee of WFPL 89.3, is one of the five Kentucky stations working with Public Media Company to explore ways to collaborate for greater public service and more efficiency to ensure public media keeps the Bluegrass State informed and connected. Public Media Company is working with these stations to explore the advantages of collaboration over competition in strengthening local programming and services....

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Chicago Public Media Purchases WKCC and Preserves Public Radio for Kankakee and Surrounding Region

CHICAGO-Chicago Public Media and WKCC, Kankakee Community College’s public radio station, are excited to announce a sales agreement and transfer of ownership for the WKCC 91.1 FM broadcast license. The sale comes more than five months after WKCC announced that due to budget constraints it would cease operations in December. This fall, Chicago Public Media bid on, and won the license to operate WKCC....

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Historic Merger Finalized for South Florida PBS

“Throughout the merger process, we have been honored by the support of our communities in creating a joint organization that can dramatically increase the level of public media service to South Florida,” said WPBT2 President/CEO Dolores Sukhdeo, who will serve as CEO of South Florida PBS. “As the largest public media company in South Florida, we will be using all media platforms to achieve...

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Public Radio Station WNTI/Hackettstown, NJ is Purchased by Philadelphia Public Radio Station WXPN

Centenary College of Hackettstown, New Jersey and Philadelphia public radio station WXPN 88.5, owned by the University of Pennsylvania, jointly announced a sales agreement and transfer of ownership for the broadcasting license of WNTI 91.9 FM, the public radio station owned by Centenary College, to WXPN. WXPN's award-winning music programming will be broadcast on WNTI starting at noon ET on Thursday, October 15, 2015....

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