This paper presents the results of a study done on all public access files, which consist of all the letters written to each of the six television stations and 21 radio stations in the Houston, Texas, market area. A content analysis approach using 19 categories of information was employed. The results are supported by six tables presenting overall…

Presents an annotated bibliography of 25 entries dealing with the history, development, and future of public broadcasting, including the role of the federal government and the educational function of the public broadcasting system. (JMF)

In the current communications regulatory and policymaking environment there are several factors of crucial importance to public broadcasting, including (1) the system's increased visibility; (2) the impact of inflation on governmental budget decisions; (3) policymaker assumptions about new technologies, economic forces, and deregulation; and (4)…

The procedures for establishing a public broadcasting station are outlined in this book. The first section, devoted to planning for necessary prebroadcast activities, discusses the kinds of licensee groups and the search to determine available radio frequencies or open TV channels. The second section discusses the functions of various national…

The originators of municipal radio station WNYC foresaw radio as a means of extending city government and an instrument to educate, inform, and entertain the citizens. Because the municipal radio concept emerged in the early 1920s, before the medium's industrial structure was entrenched, an opportunity existed to develop an innovative model of…

This handbook offers guidance to public broadcasting managers on computer acquisition and development activities. Based on a 1981 survey of planned and current computer uses conducted by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Information Clearinghouse, computer systems in public radio and television broadcasting stations are listed by…

The educational broadcaster today is like a man trying to ride two horses at once--the one horse is broadcasting technology and the other is education. The history of educational broadcasting has been marked by a succession of new technologies launched before the older ones were fully understood and used. The effect of the Corporation for Public…

Explains what the new act means to public and instructional broadcasters and schools that use or copy their programs off-air.

Suggestions are offered for colleges interested in making their publicity pieces adapt to the needs of broadcasters. Eight tips are offered: do not try to cover everything in one spot; tell a story; try to go on location; select the right talent; use time wisely; use humor if appropriate; be seasonal; and learn from professionals. (LC)

This article reports one part of a project that examined collaborations among public institutions providing informal lifelong learning opportunities to children and adults in the United States. It presents the results of a survey of chief executive officers and staff of public libraries, museums, public television stations, and public radio…

This report provides the text of President Jimmy Carter's message to the Congress of the United States on public broadcasting. The major portion of the speech is devoted to an argument for and description of a bill that continues and increases long-term federal funding for public television and radio. Specific proposals assure long-range funding,…

The public broadcasting service in Japan, the NHK, is a nongovernmental, noncommercial, and nonprofit making organization that is financed solely by fees collected from viewing households. At present, 80% of the total number of households in Japan have a contract with NHK and 96.5% of these households have actually paid the receiving fee to NHK.…

This report, one of two investigations into the use of public television and radio requested by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and prepared by their Office of Communication Research, compares the demographic characteristics of the public-television viewer and the public-radio listener. Data gathered in the 1976 Roper Reports, which…

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)