Article: Why is the nation subsidizing public television?

Article: Subsidies for public television can't be justified
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 2, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... rationale is as absurd as public television's recent slogan "If PBS ... And all of them do something public television does not -- they pay, as opposed to consume, taxes. The public television lobby still argues that no matter ...

Article: Who Would Kill Big Bird?; Pull the plug on public ...
The Washington Post;  April 23, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... conservatives, as the public television lobby sees them - are wondering ... broadcasting enterprises. The public television lobby is, in part, another example ... entitlement mentality of the public television lobby, hear its indignant rhetoric ...

Article: Public Television, Bread and Circuses
The Washington Post;  November 2, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... the high panjandrums of Maryland Public Television announced last week that on New Year ... publicists and promoters at Maryland Public Television, which under its current president ... audience as possible and thus to raise public television's ratings and revenues yet another ...

Article: Public Television and Verizon announce major ...
FTTX;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and the nation's local public television stations under a major agreement ... announced by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), PBS ... Verizon will carry local public television stations' digital programming ...

Article: Public Television and Cable Announce Major Digital ...
PR Newswire;  January 31, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... provided by the nation's local Public Television stations for the foreseeable future ... announced today by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) and the National ... Telecommunications Association (NCTA). The "Public Television Digital Cable Carriage Agreement ...

Article: American Public Television Announces January 2006 ...
Business Wire;  November 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... United States American Public Television (APT), in collaboration ... Create channel featuring public television's most popular lifestyle ... programming. Create is the first public television (PTV) digital channel ...

Article: Public Television and Verizon Announce Major ...
PR Newswire;  June 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and the nation's local public television stations under a major agreement ... today by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS), PBS ... Verizon will carry local public television stations' digital programming ...