Article: Many Americans Reject Paid TV Services if Public Television Channels Are Off the Menu

To: RADIO-TELEVISION EDITORS

Contact: Tania Panczyk-Collins of APTS, +1-202-654-4222, tpanczyk@apts.org

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As American households are inundated with a seemingly unlimited array of television channels, Public Television stands alone. In fact, the availability of Public Television programming is a deciding factor for millions of consumers who consider subscribing to a paid television service provider, according to a recent Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) survey.

If a cable, satellite or telephone companys video services do not include Public Television in their channel lineup, 37 percent of all viewing households surveyed said they ...

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