Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS)

Administrative History/Information:

• Founded as the Association of Public Broadcasting (APB): October 1979 to assist educational, noncommercial broadcast stations:
  • initiates and conducts research programs
  • promotes information about public telecommunications to the general public
  • does not produce programs or operate facilities
• Voted to adopt National Association of Public Television Stations (NAPTS) as a trade name: May 1980
  • NAPTS became America's Association of Public Television, Inc. (APTV): 1991
• became Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS): 1991
• Public Broadcasting PolicyBase: Bylaws, June 1988
• Changed name to: Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) in 2001.
• Website: http://www.apts.org/

Related Collections:

• Margaret Chisholm Papers
• James Day Papers
• Zoel J. Parenteau Papers

Reference Shelf Materials

Reading Room

Association for Public Broadcasting. Educational Views. Washington, DC: Association for Public Broadcasting, 1990. NPBA REF HE 8700.8 .A8 1990

Avery, Robert K., ed. Public Service Broadcasting in a Multi-Channel Environment. New York: Longman, 1993. NPBA REF HD 8689.4 .P83

By Request

National Association of Public Television Stations.

• Citizen Contact: A Workbook on Effective Communication Between Citizen and Government About Public Broadcasting. Washington, DC: National Association of Public Television Stations, 1984. On Shelf
• Lobbying from the Grassroots. Washington, DC: NAPTS, nd. Folder: 732
• State of the Stations: 1982-1983. Washington, DC: NAPTS, 1983. Folder: 733
• Working with Your Legislator. Washington, DC: NAPTS, nd. Folder: 729

Supreme Court, October Term, 1982. "Brief of Amici Curiae: Public Broadcasting Service and National Association of Public Television Stations...." 1982. Folder: 435

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