Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio officially join forces Big congratulations to Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio, which formally announced they have merged organizations as of July 1, 2021. This momentous day is the result of several years of collaborative work and discussions among both organizations’ staffs and boards about what a combined pubic media entity could bring to Vermont and surrounding regions....
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Client Spotlight Colorado Public Radio and Public Media Company: 20 years of Partnership Colorado Public Radio (CPR) was Public Media Company’s first client and we have been partners ever since. As CPR’s COO, Jenny Gentry, says, “When I look back on the evolution and growth of CPR over the past 20 years, Public Media Company has been a strong partner through every step. PMC’s services...
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Public Media Company recently worked with the leadership of WYPR, the NPR news and information station in Baltimore, Maryland to secure a new home for WTMD, the Baltimore music discovery station. In 2020, the license holder of WTMD, Townson University, decided to put the station up for sale and Public Media Company stepped in to find WTMD a new home in public media. The...
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Current.org recently highlighted a series of journalism collaborations that have sprung up across the country in recent years. These journalism collaborations, which were launched in partnership with NPR, are located in Texas (the Texas Newsroom), California (the California Newsroom) and most recently the Gulf States (the Gulf States Newsroom). Read the full article here. Public Media Company has played a crucial role as a...
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STRATEGY SERIES WEBINAR: Does your community know that you exist? Grow station audience and revenue via increased awareness Public media stations can increase revenue and impact with greater reach in their community. It starts with measuring how well the community knows your station (you’ll be surprised) and conducting a marketing campaign to “introduce” your station to new audience members. Public Media Company Managing Director Alison...
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The new agreement ensures that high-quality national and state programming for the North Coast will continue and donations from the region will be used to support the KHSU stations....
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The FCC plans to host not one, but two opportunities to secure a broadcast license in your community in 2021. Want to know about these and other upcoming opportunities?...
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Changes in FCC rules regarding the Educational Broadband Services (EBS) spectrum may affect the approximately 30 public broadcasters that own EBS licenses. If your station is one of these, learn how it may impact you and what you can do about it. EBS has its roots in the 1960s when FCC dedicated a portion of spectrum for educational purposes. Public TV stations and other...
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The FCC recently announced an auction of 136 FM and AM broadcast construction permits across the country and is currently seeking comment on the competitive bidding procedures. This auction may seem familiar; the auction was slated to take place last year, but was delayed due to the pandemic. Auction 109 is scheduled to commence on July 27, 2021 and you can see the complete list of the construction permits...
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Senior Financial Analyst Public Media Company has an opening for a Senior Financial Analyst to work with public media organizations seeking to explore new opportunities for growth and expansion. The Senior Financial Analyst plays a key role in charting the course for public media expansion, helping identify and analyze areas for growth and expansion for local media services. Primary Responsibilities: • Analyze and interpret...
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