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New Hampshire Public Television Offers "STEM From The START," An Engaging Education Program
06/28/17
New Hampshire Public Television offers "STEM From The START," an engaging education program for teaching STEM content to prek-2 students. -
WLIW21 Offers "Understanding LGBTQ+ Identity: A Toolkit For Educators Collection"
06/28/17
WLIW21, public media for Long Island and the greater tri-state community, offers Understanding LGBTQ+ Identity: A Toolkit for Educators Collection. -
APTS Statement on the President's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
05/23/17
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on the President's FY 18 budget proposal. -
APTS Commends FCC Chairman Pai and Commissioner O’Rielly For Initiating Proposals That Benefit Public Broadcasting
05/18/17
On Thursday, May 18, 2017, APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on actions taken today by the FCC. -
APTS Commends Congress for Providing Full Funding For Public Broadcasting in FY 2017
05/04/17
On Thursday, May 4, 2017, APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler made the following remarks regarding the passage of the FY 2017 Appropriations Bill. -
New Research Finds Strong Support for Public Television as a Resource For Educating Children and Underserved Populations about Responding to Emergencies
04/25/17
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, APTS and Eagle Hill Consulting released a statement on a recent study showing strong support for the public safety services provided by public television. -
America's Public Television Stations Commends FCC For Adopting Orders Recognizing NCE Distinction and Deciding Years-Long Proceedings
04/20/17
On Thursday, April 20, 2017, the FCC adopted orders regarding NCE third-party fundraising and "ownership" reporting forms. -
Joint Statement from APTS, CPB and PBS on FCC Broadcast Spectrum Incentive Auction and Repack
04/13/17
Today the FCC announced the results of the broadcast spectrum incentive auction and the channel reassignment schedule for individual television stations remaining on the air. -
APTS Announces Ron Bornstein - Pacific Mountain Network Fund For Strategic Communications
03/31/17
APTS announced the creation of the Bornstein-Pacific Mountain Network Fund for Strategic Communications to enhance public television's ability to communicate its value to the public, strategic partners and major funders. -
Variety Article Details Deep Cuts to CPB Expected by President Trump
03/24/17
APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler explains what how public broadcasting stations will preserve federal funding cuts to local stations.
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NBC News Article Explains How Cuts To Public Broadcasting Funding Will Affect Local Workers and Stations
03/21/17
This NBC News article explains how eliminating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) would have a far-reaching effect on public television and radio stations across the country.
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APTS Statement on the President’s FY 2018 Budget
03/15/17
On Thursday March 16, 2017, APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler made the following remarks on the budget released by President Trump. -
50th Anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act
03/01/17
Video capturing the spirit of the Public Broadcasting Act and how your efforts have taken public broadcasting beyond anything they could have conceived at the time of the Act. -
Station Work Over the Past 50 Years
03/01/17
Video capturing our stations' ribbon cutting ceremonies and the work over the past 50 years in the areas of education, public safety and civic leadership. -
APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Missouri Senator Roy Blunt
03/01/17
APTS today presented the Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.