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FCC Expert Panel Commends Public Television’s Public Safety Datacasting Capabilities
07/19/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Communications, Security Reliability and Interoperability Council's (CRIC) report on the comprehensive re-imagining of emergency alerting. -
Houston Public Media Saves Lives and Protects the Community Through Datacasting
07/19/18
Houston Public Media has a long standing reputation for being a leader in public safety efforts. -
APTS Commends the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
07/11/18
America’s Public Television Stations are grateful to the House Appropriations Committee for providing level funding of $445 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Fiscal Year 2021, as well as level funding of $20 million in FY 2019 to support public television’s interconnection and infrastructure needs, and level funding of $27.7 million in FY 2019 for Ready To Learn, a competitive grant program at the Department of Education that supports public television’s essential work -- on-air, online and on-the-ground -- in early childhood education. -
Alabama Public Television Covers Local Politics on Weekly Program
07/10/18
Alabama Public Television’s (APT) flagship public affairs program, Capitol Journal, provides daily coverage of the Alabama legislature with a studio inside the Alabama State House.
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2018 Public Media Summit
The APTS Public Media Summit is the largest annual gathering of public broadcasting general managers and community leaders who come together to explore issues that are vital to the future and mission of public service media.
The 2018 Public Media Summit was held Monday, February 26, 2018 - Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at the Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, 24th and M Streets NW, in Washington, D.C.