BIRMINGHAM — Members of the Alabama Educational Television Commission voted at a meeting on Tuesday to continue offering PBS programming through June 30.

The commission oversees the programming and finances of Alabama Public Television (APT).

APT officials were considering cutting ties with PBS. The Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump recently cut federal funding to NPR and PBS. Some conservatives have long advocated for NPR and PBS to lose their federal funding due to the outlets' perceived left-wing biases.

However, Governor Kay Ivey asked the commission on Monday to conduct a public survey and review before disaffiliating from PBS programming.

Les Barnett, a commission member, still made a motion at the meeting on Tuesday to give PBS 180 days' not

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