The governing body of Alabama Public Television released the results of a survey Tuesday – a survey that has generated controversy over concerns it was designed to justify APT dropping PBS programming.
Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority members unanimously voted to post the survey’s results on the APT website at a meeting in Huntsville.
The board approved the survey, conducted by polling firm Cygnal, at a special meeting September 16, after plans with another company, McLaughlin and Associates, fell through. Critics of the survey pointed out both firms have ties to conservative politicians. Funded through the authority’s rainy day fund, Cygnal conducted the 44 question survey shortly after approval. The survey involved three days of phone calls and text messages to 600 registered Alabama voters…