The exemption of public broadcasters from certain FCC rules on multiple station ownership is discussed. (BD)

A three-part petition was filed in December 1974 with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which presented the first serious threat to public broadcasters' exemption from the FCC's multiple-ownership rules. The petition requested a revision of the rules that permit multiple ownership of noncommercial educational stations within a single…

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has developed a new means of financing a portion of PBS' national programing--the "Station Program Cooperative" (SPC). Established in April 1974, the SPC is the product of a multifaceted attack on three critical and interrelated problems: (1) an increasing scarcity of funds for national programing;…

Interviews with 900 people provided data about the impact of cable television on public television viewing. The subjects came from three matched samples, each containing 300 homes drawn from the same geographic area of Salt Lake City, Utah, differing primarily in their subscription/access to cable television (homes with cable television, homes…

Discusses the paucity of serious academic research focusing on public broadcasting in the United States and Western Europe, the likely reasons for this, as well as the need to encourage more research. Details scholarly publishing in the 1990s in the field of public broadcasting. (JKP)

Chronicles the development of public broadcasting from early attempts to develop noncommercial radio through organizations such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service. Discusses the need for federal support and the resulting conflicts. (JMF)

Summaries are provided for two complementary studies assessing the effects of cable on public television in the areas of viewing patterns and viewer financial support. "The Cable Subscriber's Viewing of Public Television" consisted of an analysis of some 2,500 Arbitron television diaries from cable and noncable homes in 13 selected markets. The…

The second part of this series on the history of PBS examines the early 1970s-- a period of growth, development, and conflict for PBS and CPB. (Author)

This volume contains nontechnical summaries of six studies related to the requirement for ascertaining community needs by the public broadcasting industry. The six studies include "Issues in Ascertaining the Different Needs of Urban and Rural Community Leaders,""Volunteer Ascertainment Panels,""Ascertainment Collection Methods for the Rural Public…