A Strong Grasstops Response Needed to Counter Anticipated Appropriations Cuts

As the FY 2006 appropriations season progresses through committee mark-ups in the Spring and Summer, APTS hopes stations will embrace the No Member Left Behind campaign. The goal is to energize stations, their boards and community partners in reaching out to their Members of Congress to solidify congressional support for Public Television and our funding requests.

Ascertainable Goals

Because of the critical nature of this campaign, APTS has established the benchmark goals listed below -- including generating at least 20 letters to each Member of Congress in a station's delegation by April 30, 2005. Please forward a copy of letters to Debra Tica Sanchez, Director of Government Relations, by e-mail to debra@apts.org or fax to 202/654-4236, so we can track campaign participation and results.

Campaign Results as of June 8, 2005

Stations Participating

The following stations have provided APTS with copies of their letters:

Alabama

• Alabama PTV

Arizona

• KAET

California

• KOCE
• KQED

Colorado

• KBDI
• Rocky Mountain PBS

Florida

• WPBT/Channel 2
• WPBT
• WFSU/WFSG
• WGCU
• WJCT
• WLRN
• WMFE
• WSRE
• WUFT
• WUSF Public Broadcasting
• WXEL

Illinois

• Network Knowledge
• WILL-TV/Channel 12
• WSIU/WUSI
• WTTW
• WTVP

Indiana

• WNIN
• WTIU
  

Iowa

• Iowa Public Television

Kansas

• KPTS
• KTWU

Kentucky

• Kentucky Educational Television
• WKYU

Louisiana

• WYES

Michigan

• Quality Public Broadcasting WDCQ/WDCP

Minnesota

• Twin Cities Public Television TPT
• WDSE

Missouri

• KCPT
• KETC

Montana

• Montana PBS KUSM

North Carolina

• UNC-TV
• WTVI

North Dakota

• Prairie Public Television

Nebraska

• Nebraska Educational Telecommunications

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Public Television

New Jersey

• New Jersey Network

New Mexico

• KNME

Nevada

• KLVX
• KNPB

New York

• WMHT-TV Channel 17
• WXXI

Ohio

• WOUB
• WOSU
• WVIZ/Ideastream

Oregon

• Southern Oregon Public Television
• Oregon Public Television

Pennsylvania

• WHYY
• WITF
• WQED
• WVIA
• WPSX
  

South Dakota

• South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Nashville

• Nashville Public Television
• WETP-TV WETP/WKOP
• WLJT

Texas

• KERA
• KAMU
• KLRN
• Houston PBS

Utah

• KUED

Virginia

• WHRO
• WTVP

Vermont

• Vermont Public Television

Washington

• KBTC
• KCTS
• KSPS

Wisconsin

• Milwaukee Public Television WMVS/WMVT
• Wisconsin Public Television
  

West Virginia

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Wyoming

• Wyoming Public Television KCWC