Press Releases
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APTS Applauds FCC For Setting Aside Ownership Reporting Order For Noncommercial Educational Television Stations
02/02/17
Statement from Patrick Butler, APTS President & CEO, on FCC setting aside the Media Bureau's ownership reporting order. -
APTS Statement on Appointment of Commissioner Pai to FCC Chairman
01/27/17
Statement from Patrick Butler, APTS President & CEO on Chairman Pai's promotion. -
APTS Applauds Chairman Blackburn's Bill to Revoke Irrelevant Ownership Reporting Requirements
01/17/17
Statement from Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO on Chairman Blackburn's bill on FCC ownership reporting requirements. -
Local Public Television Stations Serve Rural America Like No One Else
01/07/17
Public broadcasting serves over 98 percent of Americans, including those in the most rural areas. -
APTS Applauds FCC Commissioners Pai and O'Rielly's Support for Non-Commercial Educational Broadcasters
01/06/17
Statement from Patrick Butler, APTS President & CEO on the FCC Media Bureau order requiring NCE television stations to provide ownership information to the Commission. -
APTS Statement on Election of Greg Walden to Chairman of House Committee on Energy and Commerce
12/02/16
Statement from Patrick Butler, APTS President and CEO -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Gwen Ifill
11/14/16
Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO, made the following statement on the passing of Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Sabrina Fair Thomas
11/08/16
Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO, made the following statement on the passing of Sabrina Faith Thomas, general manager of KLCS-TV -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Allen Weatherly
11/08/16
Patrick Butler, APTS president and CEO, made the following statement on the passing of Allen Weatherly, executive director of the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) -
APTS Commends Public Broadcasting Stations and Emergency Services For Today’s Successful Great California ShakeOut
10/20/16
APTS commended public broadcasting stations and emergency services for today's successful Great California ShakeOut, which tested the emergency alert system and helped Californians get prepared and stay safe in the event of an earthquake. -
APTS Statement on Public Safety MOA with DHS
10/06/16
APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the public safety partnership between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate. -
APTS Statement on the FCC's Draft Plan For Post-Auction Repacking
09/30/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) draft plan for post-auction repacking. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Steve LaTourette
08/04/16
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of America's Public Television Stations (APTS), made the following statement today on the passing of Steve LaTourette. -
APTS Commends the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for Providing Significant Funding for Public Broadcasting
07/14/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for recommending significant funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends the House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee for Providing Funding for Public Broadcasting
07/07/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) Subcommittee for recommending significant funding for public broadcasting.