Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
June 21, 2011
Digital Funding Priorities for FY 2011
Unanimously
WHEREAS,
Congress has reduced CPB's digital appropriation for fiscal year 2011 "for costs related to digital content development and distribution, associated with the transition of public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined by the Corporation in consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives;" and
WHEREAS,
CPB management, in light of the reduced appropriation, has reviewed the uses and purposes of these funds in consultation with advisory panels of public broadcasting station representatives and member organizations; and
WHEREAS,
CPB management has considered these recommendations and comments and has proposed recommendations to the CPB Board of Directors on the use of the funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
That the CPB Board of Directors adopts the funding priorities for fiscal year 2011 as recommended by CPB management in the attached (other than $3 million for HD radio power increases to be held for future board actions presumptively if not necessarily, for radio) and authorizes CPB to implement these recommendations including entering into necessary agreements and to take such other actions and make such adjustments as may be necessary and appropriate, consistent with the stated goals upon which the recommendations are based, to facilitate the goal of timely distribution of these funds, all in consultation with the Corporation's General Counsel.
