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Public Television Urges Local Focus For Repack Consumer Education Fund
12/11/18
WASHINGTON – December 11, 2018 – America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology’s hearing on the RAY BAUM’s Act:
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Public Television Datacasting Foils Simulated School Shooting In Adams County, Indiana
10/24/18
Monroe, Indiana – Wednesday, October 24, 2018 – A partnership of federal and state public safety officials, local school staff and public television engineers today conducted a groundbreaking exercise demonstrating the power of datacasting to quickly identify and neutralize threats to school safety.
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Public TV Applauds Fox, NBC Stations’ Commitment to Next Gen Broadcast Standard
10/17/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today on the commitment of Fox and NBC television stations to rapidly deploy the new ATSC 3 broadcast standard in the markets they serve.
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Public Television Delivers First-Ever Earthquake Early Warning In Under Three Seconds
10/09/18
The first-ever earthquake early warning in under three seconds was successfully delivered three weeks ago, on September 18, 2018, during a field trial by KVIE, the public television station based in Sacramento, California.
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APTS Commends Full Funding For Public Broadcasting in FY 2019
09/28/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on the finalization of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill.
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Tennessee Department Of Safety and Homeland Security Grants Tennessee Public Television $2 Million for Datacasting Pilot Project
09/28/18
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is making a $2 million grant to Tennessee’s Public Television Stations to fund a pilot project that will deliver private, secure communication between first responders and their management teams in case of an emergency or natural disaster, according to Commissioner David W. Purkey. -
APTS Urges FCC to Fully Fund Post-Auction Consumer Education
09/26/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service, today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fully fund the consumer education program established by Congress to help television viewers adjust to new channel assignments required in the aftermath of the 2017 spectrum auction. APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement accompanying the public television filing with the FCC. -
APTS Supports FCC Rules To Improve Wireless Emergency Alert System
09/10/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service, filed comments today with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the wireless emergency alert (WEA) system. APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement. -
America's Public Television Stations Statement on the Death of Senator John McCain
08/25/18
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of America’s Public Television Stations, tonight issued the following statement on the death of Senator John McCain:
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APTS Commends the U.S. Senate for Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
08/23/18
America's Public Television Stations (APTS) president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate for providing level funding for public broadcasting in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor-HHS-Education) Appropriations Bill. -
KQED Provides Educational Platform To Help Students and Teachers Thrive
08/09/18
KQED, public media serving Northern California, offers a free learning platform for students and teachers.
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Houston Public Media Demonstrates Public Safety Datacasting Capabilities To International Association of Fire Chiefs
08/08/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) president and CEO Patrick Butler today commended Houston Public Media for its presentation on public television’s public safety capabilities to the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC):
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APTS Statement on FCC Filing in Consideration of New Rules for EBS Licenses
08/08/18
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow Educational Broadband Service (EBS) licenses to expand the reach of their services and apply for additional open EBS spectrum.
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WETA Provides Weekly Coverage of Politics in America With Washington Week
08/08/18
WETA, public media serving Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, provides weekly coverage of politics in America with its long-running program, Washington Week.
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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.