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WSRE Offers Public Venue for Lifelong Learners
10/31/13
WSRE, public television for Pensacola, FL, offers their local community "Imagination Station", a free venue that provides children, parents and teaching professionals with educational resources. -
KCPT Uses Programming to Discuss Challenges Facing Kansas City
08/02/13
KCPT, public television for Kansas City, MO, has partnered with The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) to create Imagine KC, a show that raises awareness and presents solutions for the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the Kansas City region. -
APTS Statement on Senate Appropriations Committee Support for Public Broadcasting Funding
07/11/13
APTS today commends the Senate Appropriations Committee. -
Ready To Compete Introduced in the House
07/11/13
APTS today commended Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) for his introduction of H.R. 2653, the Ready To Compete Act. -
WKU PBS Highlights the Importance of Storytelling
06/28/13
WKU PBS, public television for Bowling Green, Kentucky, tells stories of extraordinary passion, talent and beauty through its public affairs show Mainstreet. -
WPBT Teaches Marine Science Through Local Program Changing Seas
06/28/13
WPBT, public television based in Miami, Florida, will soon be premiering new episodes of its Emmy award-winning series Changing Seas. -
WXXI Creates First Web Series
06/28/13
WXXI, public television for Rochester, NY, has recently premiered its first Internet series. Paley on Park Avenue: New York City, a six-episode series, follows award-winning metal sculptor Albert Paley as he creates 13 new pieces. -
WQPT Focuses on Education in the Local Community
06/24/13
WQPT, public media for northwestern Illinois, is focusing on education with its broadcast of Achieve Quad Cities: Tackling the Drop Out Crisis. -
APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler Speaks on Washington Post Live Panel about Spectrum
06/21/13
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler joined a panel of guests as part of Washington Post Live. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Senator Lautenberg
06/03/13
The public television community were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg -
WyomingPBS Explores Local Native American Artifacts
05/06/13
WyomingPBS documents the creation of a digital archive of tribal artifacts for the people of the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. -
APTS Applauds Nomination of Tom Wheeler as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
05/01/13
The Association of Public Television Stations applauds President Obama's nomination of Tom Wheeler as the next chairman of the FCC. -
APTS Congratulates Mignon Clyburn on Being Named Acting Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
05/01/13
APTS congratulates Mignon Clyburn on being named acting chairman of the FCC. -
WTIU Encourages Children to Explore the World Around Them
04/25/13
WTIU's award winning local children's series encourages children to explore the world around them. -
Wyoming PBS's End of Track Documentary Explores the Transcontinental Railroad From the Start
04/19/13
Wyoming PBS's End of Track documentary is the story of the Transcontinental Railroad's construction march across southern Wyoming and the growing pains of a state in its infancy.