The Station Activity Survey (SAS) collects information from public broadcasting stations about their operations so that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) can:
- advocate the interests of public broadcasting to Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the American public;
- help stations and other public broadcasting organizations with planning and evaluation;
- study and anticipate industry-wide trends;
- and monitor the results of stations' equal employment opportunity practices.
SAS data also helps us to calculate the next fiscal year's Community Service Grants for our grantees. All CPB- supported grant recipients must complete the SAS survey in order to receive the second payment of the Community Service Grants.
Joint licensees must complete a separate SAS survey for TV and Radio.
SAS Contact
If you need assistance please contact CPB at (866) 635-ISIS [4747] or by e-mail at sas@cpb.org.
2020 SAS Survey System
Television Documents
- TV 2020 Instruction Guide
Version 15-1, 221KB PDF - TV 2020 Survey Questions
Version 15-1, 90KB Excel - TV 2020 Frequently Asked Questions
Version 15-1, 95KB PDF
Radio Documents
- Radio 2020 Instruction Guide
Version 15-1, 331KB PDF - Radio 2020 Survey Questions
Version 15-1, 104KB Excel - Radio 2020 Frequently Asked Questions
Version 15-1, 98KB PDF