Press Releases
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Association of Public Television Stations Presents 2015 EDGE Award to Alan Popkin
02/19/15
APTS today presented the 2015 EDGE Award to Alan Popkin, Director of Television Engineering and Technical Operations, KLCS-TV in Los Angeles. -
Association of Public Television Stations Elects New Board Leaders, Members
02/18/15
APTS today announced the election of new leaders and members of its Board of Trustees. -
APTS Statement on the President's FY 2016 Budget
02/02/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on President Obama's FY 2016 budget that was released today. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Peggy Charren
01/22/15
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of the APTS, made the following statement today on the passing of Peggy Charren. -
APTS Restructures Staff and Promotes Kate Riley to Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
01/22/15
APTS announced today the restructuring of its staff and the promotion of Kate Riley to vice president, government and public affairs. -
Public Television Provides Education, Public Safety and Civic Leadership Services To All Americans
01/20/15
America's public television stations are committed to three essential public service missions: education, public safety and civic leadership. -
APTS, CPB and PBS Statement Regarding Broadcast Spectrum Incentive Auction Petition For Reconsideration
09/15/14
APTS, CPB and PBS today filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to reconsider and revise part of the rules adopted earlier this year for the upcoming broadcast spectrum incentive auction. -
APTS Commends the House for Passing the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act
07/22/14
APTS today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4572, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Reauthorization Act (STELA). -
New York Times Article Discusses The Need To Ensure Universal Free Access to Public TV
06/16/14
On Monday, June 16, 2014, The New York Times published an article by journalist Elizabeth Jensen entitled, "Worries Over Access to Free Public TV." -
Association of Public Television Stations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS Statement Regarding FCC's Report & Order Governing Spectrum Auction Process
06/06/14
The national leadership of public television commends the Federal Communications Commission for its timely release of the Report and Order governing the forthcoming spectrum incentive auction process. -
New York Times Article Explains That The Tide Is Turning For Public Television Funding
04/11/14
The New York Times recently published an article by journalist Elizabeth Jensen, "In Reversal Since the Recession, Some States Give More Money to Public Television." -
APTS Statement on President Obama's FY 2015 Budget
03/04/14
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on President Obama's FY 2015 budget that was released today. -
APTS Presents Senator Tom Harkin With Its First-Ever Lifetime Achievement Award
02/22/14
APTS today presented its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA). -
APTS Presents Senator John D. Rockefeller IV With Champion of Public Broadcasting Award
02/22/14
APTS today presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV). -
APTS Presents The 2014 National Advocacy Award to Dorothy Pacella, Executive Director, Friends of THIRTEEN, Inc.
02/22/14
APTS today presented Dorothy Pacella, executive director of the Friends of THIRTEEN, Inc., with the 2014 National Advocacy Award for her exceptional efforts in furthering public television??s legislative goals and marshalling grassroots support for public broadcasting.