religious programming

WMFE Sale: Dallas Religious Broadcaster Is the Buyer

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:06:09 -0400

Full article: Orlando Sentinel
Hal Boedeker
Daystar Television Network, an evangelical Christian broadcaster based in Dallas, plans to buy the Orlando, Fla., public television station WMFE-TV. WMFE-TV recently announced that it was selling the PBS station because it is no longer financially viable.

PBS Blesses Old Religious Shows, but Bans the New

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:33:12 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Paul Farhi
The Public Broadcasting Service agreed to ban its member stations from airing new religious TV programs, but permitted the handful of stations that already carry "sectarian" shows to continue doing so. The vote by PBS's board was a compromise from a proposed ban on all religious programming.

PBS Weighs Separation of Church & Stations

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:06:40 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Paul Farhi
PBS stations are debating the limits of one of public television's basic commandments: Thou shalt not broadcast religious programming. The discussion, some station managers fear, could lead to a ban on broadcasts of local church services and other faith-oriented programs that have appeared on public stations for decades despite the prohibition.