Public broadcasting station definition
Public broadcasting station means any noncommercial, educational television or radio station that
Public broadcasting station means any noncommercial educational television or radio station 878 which (i) is licensed and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial, 879 educational broadcasting station; (ii) is operated by a public agency or a nonprofit private foundation, 880 corporation, or association; (iii) has offices, studios, and transmitters located in Virginia; and (iv) on or 881 before January 1, 1997, was qualified to receive or was the recipient of a Virginia community service 882 grant or other instructional television service funds, or, after January 1, 1997, was qualified by the 883 Board to receive state funds under standards and criteria established by the Board pursuant to 884 § 2.1-563.72; however, any institution of higher education which produces or transmits distance 885 education and other credit and noncredit television programs, unless such institution requests 886 qualification as a public broadcasting station and the Board approves its request, shall not be included 887 in this definition.
Public broadcasting station means any noncommercial, educational television or radio station that (i) is licensed and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial, edu- cational broadcasting station; (ii) is operated by a public agency or a nonprofit private foundation, cor- poration, or association; (iii) has offices and studios located in Virginia; and (iv) on or before January 1, 1997, was qualified to receive or was the recipient of a Virginia community service grant or other instructional television service funds, or, after January 1, 1997, until July 1, 2012, was qualified by the Virginia Public Broadcasting Board to receive state funds under standards and criteria established by the Virginia Public Broadcasting Board pursuant to law, or, after July 1, 2012, was qualified by the Board of Education in accordance with this section. Public broadcasting station shall not include any institution of higher education that produces or transmits distance education and other credit and non- credit television programs, unless such institution requests qualification as a public broadcasting sta- tion and the Board of Education approves its request.