Author analyzes the argument that public television is a service for "special audiences." (HB)

Guest editorial on the Federal Communication Commission's ascertainment procedure rules. (Author)

An interview with Hartford N. Gunn, Jr., President of the Public Broadcasting Service, in which he discusses the operation of the cooperative, its relationship to other funding sources and the assumptions behind it. (Author/HB)

A look back to 1971 when an attempt at long range funding for public broadcasting was thwarted by conflict and confusion. (Author/HB)

Based on the belief that UHF improvement is both possible and necessary, public television and commercial UHF broadcasters are getting together to work on it. (Author)

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…

The author analyzes Dr. H. J. Skornia's criticism of his essay, "The Failure of Educational Television." He clarifies the meaning of his statement that ETV must take lessons from commercial television and suggests that educational broadcasters make greater use of communication theory and research in audiovisual instruction in preparing their…

This study comprises a capsule history of American public television broadcasting, an inside account of recent developments, and consideration of how public broadcasting might be supported without partisan political control. The book is an expanded version of the Gaither Lectures given for the Center for Research in Management Science, University…

The Public Television Library (PTL), an integral part of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), searches out, selects, acquires, and distributes programs produced by local public television stations. This catalog lists the 1800 programs or series in the library according to subject matter. Each listing includes number of programs, length of the…

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…

Television in the home and its effects on violent behavior and faulty nutritional patterns as seen by a pediatrician. (JAB)

A special six-program series on "American Indian Artists" was produced at KAET (Channel 8) which has studios at Arizona State University. Each program covered an artist from the Southwest, his life style, his work, and some of his heritage. (NQ)

A look at the less traditional forms of higher education, including instructional television, evening divisions, and extensions. (AK)