Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Main page

Wisconsin Educational Communications Board

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board

The Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) is a Wisconsin state agency that plans, develops, constructs and operates statewide public radio, public television, public safety, and educational telecommunication systems and programs, and oversees over 60 FCC-licensed broadcast and support stations.

The ECB operates the Wisconsin Public Radio network and the PBS Wisconsin television network in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, The ECB is responsible for maintaining the state's public safety broadcasting systems. It also distributes educational programming for Wisconsin's K-12 schools via online media.

The ECB is established and governed by state statute: WI Stat § 39.11 (2015), with additional legislation modifying its status, funding and governance

It is governed by a Board of Directors, and managed by an Executive Director.

The agency is assigned to ensuring that public radio and public television programs and services are made available throughout Wisconsin, and that these programs and services reflect and respond to the educational and cultural needs of the state's residents.

Additionally, the ECB manages the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards stations in Wisconsin, and the state's Emergency Alert and Amber alert networks.

In a 2011 state audit, the ECB reported that it operated

The ECB also manages 9 satellite earth stations.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.