Television
Three years after a group of independent producers persuaded Congress that they deserved millions of dollars to fund projects for public television, the Independent Television Service (ITVS) says it is ready to begin making grants.
Dec. 13, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
Cable TV is that sinister force that keeps broadcast TV executives pacing the floor at night.
March 3, 1996
World & Nation
Last New Year’s Eve, Voice of America researcher Kim Andrew Elliott decided to reflect on the year of momentous change by listening to broadcasts from around the world over shortwave radio.
Sept. 25, 1990
Ever since the dawn of the radio age in Canada, it has been an article of patriotic faith that without public broadcasting--a national voice financed by the government and guided by non-commercial objectives--this country would simply disappear.
Oct. 20, 1992
Culture Monster Blog
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May 31, 2011
The Washington-based Public Broadcasting Service took to the defensive high ground this week in an escalating conflict over the ideological slant of public-TV programs.
Oct. 25, 1986
A federal court Friday threw out, for the second time, a Federal Communications Commission rule that cable television systems must carry the programming of local stations that broadcast over the air.
Dec. 12, 1987
“I think I got this job because I’m comfortable being in the hot seat,” said Jennifer Lawson, the Public Broadcasting Service’s new senior programming executive.
Jan. 1, 1990
Senate Republicans, upset with what they claim is a liberal bias in public broadcasting, are close to forcing Democrats to accept amendments and compromise wording in a bill to fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 1994 through 1996, according to sources on both sides.
May 16, 1992