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Latest News
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APTS EVP and COO Lonna Thompson to Retire September 1
08/05/24
America’s public television stations are extremely fortunate to have been served so long and so well by the incomparable Lonna Thompson.
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APTS Commends U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Recommendations for Continued Investment in Public Broadcasting
08/01/24
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee proposes level funding of $535 million for CPB.
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House Appropriations Committee Proposes Zero Funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
07/10/24
APTS is deeply disappointed that the House Appropriations Committee has voted to discontinue federal funding for CPB and public media stations’ interconnection system in the FY 2025 appropriations bill.
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House Subcommittee Proposes Zero Funding for Public Broadcasting
06/27/24
APTS is profoundly disappointed and mystified that the subcommittee has once again proposed to eliminate federal funding for public media in the FY 2025 appropriations bill. -
Lonna Thompson, EVP and COO of America’s Public Television Stations, Receives Champion Award from Maryland Public Television
06/13/24
Lonna’s three decades at APTS have enabled her to be front-and-center for all the major issues and developments in our industry.
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APTS Commends the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Recommendation for Continued Investment in Public Broadcasting’s Public Safety Infrastructure
06/12/24
$40 million was recommended for public broadcasting’s Next Generation Warning System in FY 2025.
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APTS Commends U.S. House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Proposal to Fund Public Broadcasting’s Public Safety Infrastructure
06/04/24
$40 million for FY 25 was recommended today for Next Generation Warning System -
APTS Commends U.S. House Approval of Funding for Public Broadcasting
03/22/24
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved $535 million in advance funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in fiscal year 2026. -
Sinclair and APTS Announce Free Virtual Channel Hosting for Public Television Stations Not Yet Transmitting in ATSC 3.0
03/13/24
This partnership will offer more NEXTGEN service to more public television viewers.
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APTS Statement on the President’s FY 2025 Budget
03/11/24
APTS appreciates the President’s proposal to increase the federal investment in CPB and for his endorsement of public media’s mission as partners in public service. -
Senator Shelley Moore Capito Receives 2024 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/28/24
Senator Capito has been a long-time friend of public broadcasting and has been a supporter of our work for over two decades.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin Receives 2024 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/28/24
Senator Baldwin has been a stalwart and effective champion of public broadcasting in countless ways for decades.
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/28/24
No organization has ever had a more passionate, committed and effective champion than public broadcasters have in Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
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APTS Presents 2024 National Advocacy Award to Kurt Mische, President and CEO of PBS Reno
02/28/24
Kurt Mische has been unusually influential in his advocacy for public television in Nevada and California.
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APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Lonna Thompson
02/27/24
Lonna’s extraordinary contributions have been an invaluable asset to APTS and all public television stations across our country.