Press Releases
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APTS Statement on the President's FY 2017 Budget
02/09/16
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on President Obama's FY 2017 budget that was released today. -
Public Service Media: Education, Public Safety and Civic Leadership
02/08/16
America's public television stations are committed to three essential public service missions: education, public safety and civic leadership. -
APTS Commends Congress For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting and Investing in Public Television’s Interconnection System in the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
12/18/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Congress for providing level funding for public broadcasting and investing in public television's interconnection system in the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill. -
APTS Commends U.S. Senate for Including Ready To Learn in Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
12/09/15
APTS today commended the U.S. Senate for passing the Every Student Succeeds Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and preserves the Ready To Learn program that helps pre-school children develop reading and math skills. -
APTS Commends Congress For Including Ready To Learn in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
12/02/15
APTS today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Conference Report to accompany S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). -
APTS and PBS Commend U.S. Senate For Including Ready To Learn in S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act
07/16/15
APTS and PBS today commended the U.S. Senate for passing S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act that would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). -
APTS Commends the U.S. Senate for Passing the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
07/13/15
APTS today commended the United States Senate on its passage of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015. -
APTS Commends The Senate Appropriations Committee For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/25/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends The House Appropriations Committee For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/24/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee For Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
06/23/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) Subcommittee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS, CPB and PBS Statement Regarding Broadcast Spectrum Incentive Auction Petition for Reconsideration Denial by FCC
06/22/15
APTS, CPB and PBS are disappointed in the Federal Communications Commission's denial of their Petition for Reconsideration of rules adopted last spring. -
APTS Commends the House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee For Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
06/17/15
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 providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Provides Members With Updated Model Channel Sharing Agreement
06/16/15
APTS yesterday sent its member stations an updated model channel sharing agreement. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Charles Benton
05/01/15
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of the APTS, made the following statement today on the passing of Charles Benton: -
APTS Commends The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for their Support of Ready To Learn in the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
04/15/15
APTS today commended the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for including Ready To Learn in the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.