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BBC Interim and Winter Schedule now available!
Daylight Savings Time in the UK ends Sunday, October 27th, a week before we lose an hour here in the US on November 3rd. The BBC will run on an interim schedule for one week: Sunday, October 27th through Saturday, November 2nd. The new winter schedule officially begins on November 3rd.
Also note, From Our Own Correspondent will air Monday-Friday at 1920 ET. The Newsroom will run Saturday-Sunday 1900-1930. The Winter Schedule will be updated to refelct this information.
Here are the highlights:
Interim Schedule (week of Oct. 27th – Nov. 2nd):
- Newshour: There is no change to the M-F 0800, 0900, 1500, &1600 ET feeds. An additional feed of Newshour will air at 1700 ET M-F. Newshour Sa-Sun will air as usual at 0900 & 1600 ET.
- World Have Your Say: There is no longer a 0630 ET feed. WHYS will continue to air at 1300 ET and an additional feed has been added at 1400 ET hour.
- Newsday (overnights Sun-Th): starts an hour later at 2300 ET.
Winter Schedule (Nov. 2013 – March 2014)
- Newshour: There is no change in the M-F 0800, 0900, 1500, & 1600 ET feeds. The interim schedule’s 1700 ET feed will be dropped. Newshour Sa-Sun will air at 0800 and 1600 ET.
- World Have Your Say: There is no change to the 1300 ET feed. The interim schedule’s feed at 1400 ET will be dropped.
- Newsday (overnights Sun-Th): begins at 2200 ET.
- Outside Source: This new BBC offering airs at 0600 ET.
- Outlook: Now available five days a week and airs at 0700 and 1800 ET
Please examine the schedules carefully for changes specific to your programming. Check with your operations staff to be certain you are subscribed to the proper hours to assure uninterrupted carriage.
Announcement from APM and The Story
Dear Stations,
American Public Media and WUNC – North Carolina Public Radio are announcing today that The Story with Dick Gordon will cease production, with the final episode to air Friday, November 22nd, 2013.
After much consideration, WUNC and APM have decided not to continue the program without Dick, and will each turn their attention to other projects. Dick’s last day hosting the show will be in October. After that, we will make archival shows available as well as a temporary host to fill the time to get us to the November 22nd date.
As many of you know, the program was originally created and designed around host, Dick Gordon’s, unique skills and personality. Over the show’s 8 year run it has earned several national awards and has developed a strong and loyal public radio audience. Dick has announced his intention to step away from the The Story with plans to return to his native Canada, to be closer to his family.
APM will work with you to find quality, alternative programming to fill the gap in your schedule. We know you and your audience will be sad to say goodbye to The Story and we thank you for your loyalty throughout the years.
Your Station Relations Representative will be in touch with more details and to answer any questions that may arise.
Thank you,
Nancy Cassutt
Managing Director, National Distribution
American Public Media
ncassutt@americanpublicmedia.org
APM announces new partnership with iHeartRadio
Dear colleagues,
Today APM and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced two partnership agreements, which will make APM content available through iHeartRadio. This agreement expands what we’ve been doing for years through our streaming content and podcasts, with the goal of making our content available everywhere, anytime.
As we have done in the past on digital/mobile distribution arrangements of our content and other strategic news, it is important that you hear this news first from us rather than other sources.
May Station Update: BURN, ARW, a special offer from PIN and more!
Station shout-outs
A special thanks to the following stations for these recent additions to their airwaves:
- Wits
KUHF (Houston, TX), KUSD (South Dakota Public Broadcasting) and WTSU (Troy, AL) - The Dinner Party Download
KUHF (Houston, TX) and KUSD (South Dakota Public Broadcasting)
- On Being
WTSU (Troy, AL)
- Marketplace Morning Report
KDLG (Dillingham, AK)
To add these or any other APM programs to your station’s schedule, please contact your Station Relations Representative.
Highlights of APM coverage of the Boston bombings
Hello colleagues,
As the Boston bombing story unfolded last week we all watched and listened intently as the investigation unfolded. National program producers were right there too, listening and reacting to the news. They took special care to find different angles and other stories that complimented the on-going breaking news in Boston.
Our national programming is adept at creating rich and timely programming to accent live news coverage. This is a brief rundown of how three APM national news programs adapted and enhanced their own programming to responsive to on-going events.
APM FY14 Annual Program Pricing Announcement
Dear colleagues,
It’s been 10 months since I have moved into the Distribution leadership role at American Public Media, and I am well settled in; I appreciate all your support throughout the transition.
Spring is mostly upon us and with it comes our annual pricing updates. Today the new program rates are live on the apmstations.org website. Today and throughout this week, the APM Station Relations Representatives will be sending out individual email communications, outlining your customized carriage and pricing.
I want to take this opportunity to update you on some of the recent happenings with the programming available from APM. Here are some of the highlights:
Download Spring APM Fundraising Materials Today
APM has prepared a complete package of fundraising programs and segments for use during the Spring 2013 on-air fundraising season. Beginning today, all segments, scripts, and rundown materials are available on the ContentDepot for stations to download and the pages are available for subscription.
Subscribe today once and receive all future updates for that particular program feed. For example, subscribe to the Marketplace Spring fundraising materials and you’ll receive all future updates for Spring materials.
Spring 2013 materials include updated segments for all APM programs – from entire fundraising specials to stand-alone: 30 segments you can use throughout the on-air drive that speak to the overall value of public radio. Look for sustaining member segments and all-new expanded offerings from the BBC.
And the library of segments continues to grow…
These new segments join the growing library of fundraising segments from APM. Please browse and discover or reuse spots from previous seasons – the messages are evergreen and just as effective.
Visit the Fundraising pages of the APM Stations website for more fundraising resources: apmstations.org/fundraising.
Have Questions?
If you have any questions or feedback about APM fundraising programs, please contact Project Coordinator, Andrew Cleveland at acleveland@americanpublicmedia.org, 651-290-1142, or your APM Stations Relations Representative.
Thanks, and good luck this spring.