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Kate Riley’s Annual Address at 2025 Public Media Summit -
APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) -
APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) -
Op-Ed: Public Broadcasting Saves Lives
Education
Public television stations are educational institutions committed to lifelong learning for the American people.
Public Safety
Public broadcasters have embraced their public safety mission and are focused on maximizing the broadcast spectrum for the public good.
Community Connections
As some of the last locally controlled media in the country, public television stations ensure that the stories of America’s hometowns are told, celebrated and preserved, while connecting communities to address the most pressing local issues.
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APTS Statement on the U.S. House Approval of Final FY 2026 Minibus Package
01/22/26
While APTS is deeply disappointed that the final package does not restore any of the local station funding that was rescinded last year -- a devastating missed opportunity for Congress to save local stations, particularly those serving rural areas -- we are grateful that the bill provides some funding for the important public safety and education services that public media provides in communities throughout the country. -
APTS Statement on the Dissolution of CPB
01/06/26
The winddown and now dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is the direct result of the rescission of public media funding last year. -
Local Public Broadcasting Stations Begin Eliminating Local Programs and Services Without Federal Funding
10/01/25
For the first time in over 50 years, local public broadcasting stations will not receive federal funding through CPB. -
U.S. House Appropriations Committee Votes to Continue to Devastate Local Public Television Stations and Their Communities
09/09/25
Americans in every community across the country are now confronting the loss of essential services that only local public television stations.
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Public Television Enjoys Broad Bipartisan Support
The bipartisan support for public media in Congress reflects the overwhelming support of the American people for our service in communities across the country.
The federal investment in public broadcasting is essential to local public television stations’ public service missions of education, public safety and civic leadership, and to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, every day has access to these essential services for free.