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House Eliminates Funding For Local Public Television and Radio Stations
Today, the Public Media Association (PMA) expressed deep disappointment with the House vote to eliminate funding for local public television and radio stations.
APTS and NPR Join Forces To Create Public Media Association
NPR and APTS today announced the formation of the Public Media Association (PMA), a joint initiative to respond to the current federal funding crisis on behalf of public broadcasting.
APTS Statement on the President's FY 2012 Budget
APTS reacts to the President's FY 2012 budget
APTS Expressed Deep Concern Over the Elimination of Federal Funding For Public Broadcasting
APTS expressed deep concern today as the House Appropriations Committee formally proposed to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting.
APTS Board Elects the Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. to the Board of Trustees for the Association of Public Television Stations
On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, the APTS Board of Trustees elected The Honorable Louis Wade Sullivan to its Board of Trustees
APTS Promotes Lonna Thompson to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, APTS announced the promotion of Lonna Thompson.
APTS Applauds The House of Representatives For Rejecting An Attempt to Prohibit Federal Funding for NPR
APTS applauds the House of Representatives for overwhelmingly rejecting the attempt by Congressman Doug Lamborn to prohibit federal funding for NPR.
APTS Deeply Troubled by Proposal to Eliminate Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting
APTS is deeply troubled by yesterday’s recommendation from the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to eliminate funding for public broadcasting programs and...
APTS Board of Trustees Appoints Patrick Butler as President and CEO
Butler, who will assume his new duties January 1, 2011, is a veteran media executive and government official with extensive experience in public television.
APTS Emphasizes the Importance of Federal Funding to Public Television
At a time when the American people are demanding that taxpayer dollars be spent wisely, the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) champions the use of federal funds to continue to...

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THE SIGNAL - April 2013

APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler Featured Guest on C-SPAN’s The Communicators, Listen to the April 11 APTS Member Station Conference Call, Senate Commerce Committee Holds First FCC Oversight Hearing, Budget Resolutions Update
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