Public Television Funding
Government Accountability Office Report
How to fund public television has been a concern since the first noncommercial educational station went on the air in 1953. The use of Federal funds to help support public television has been a particular point of discussion and debate. This report reviews: The organizational structure of public television. The programming and other services that public television provides. The current funding sources for public television. The extent to which public television stations are increasing their non-Federal funding sources and developing new sources of nonfederal support. The extent to which public television benefits financially from business ventures associated with programming and…
