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Nov 10, 2003

Kentucky's Georgetown College sold public station WRVG-FM, as Current reported, but got a permit last week to start a low-power FM station, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader.
PBS will add a public affairs show featuring Tucker Carlson, conservative cohost of CNN's Crossfire, to its line-up by next June, reports Television Week and the Washington Post [scroll down].
In an Akron Beacon Journal article, a public radio g.m. worries that Joan Kroc's $200 million gift to NPR might discourage potential donors from giving to their local stations. The Boston Globe sends NPR a wish list. And a San Diego Union-Tribune editorial praises NPR.