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Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
January 23, 1990

Public Radio Expansion

Unanimously

WHEREAS,

CPB is committed to the goal of developing and expanding public telecommunications and the diversity of its programming to serve as many of the citizens of the United States as possible; and

WHEREAS,

CPB Management has undertaken, in conjunction and cooperation with studies on public radio expansion and audience building being conducted by public radio, a year-long study of what role, if any, CPB could have in assisting in efforts to expand the reach of public radio while, at the same time, preserving the strength and service of the current public radio stations; and

WHEREAS,

CPB Management has recommended that CPB concentrate on three specific areas regarding public radio expansion:

Assist with the establishment of new public radio stations or the extension of distant public radio signals into unserved areas that have the population and economic base to reasonably support the service;

Assist in the provision of diversified programming services to or by public radio stations; and

Assist minority-controlled public radio stations to maintain and improve programming services; and

WHEREAS,

CPB Management has conducted a system-wide consultation on public radio expansion, and a review of station support grants, and has participated on the Public Radio Expansion Task Force, and recommends establishing two new radio station grant programs, two new expansion-related projects, the extension of certain existing CSG grantee benefits to expansion stations and the undertaking of special audience building and diversification research and programming activities.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The CPB Board of Directors endorses the policies and concepts on radio expansion contained in the attached document, titled "Public Radio Expansion" and dated January 5, 1990, and authorizes Management to take such steps as are necessary to implement those policies and concepts in the appropriate manner.