Alabama Public Television Board Postpones Meeting on Contested Survey Funding

August 21, 2026 — Montgomery, AL

The board of the Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority postponed a meeting scheduled to take up controversial survey funding, listing the meeting as postponed on its website Friday morning without giving a reason.

Efforts to reach AETFA Chair Ferris Stephens were unsuccessful, according to the Alabama Reflector. The board oversees Alabama Public Television, the state’s public broadcasting network.

Source: Alabama Reflector

From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — August 17 – 23, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 20 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

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