Wisconsin. Educational Communications Board

The board originated in 1945, under Chapter 570 when the State Radio Council was created. The council's name was changed in 1967 to the Educational Broadcasting Board and finally to the Educational Communications Board by Chapter 276, Laws 1969.

The board is composed of 16 members serving four year terms. The board oversees the statewide public broadcasting system, its instructional telecommunications programming, and public service media for the cultural and educational needs of the state's citizens. It plans, constructs, and operates the state's public radio and television networks, and it is the licensee for the state's 18 public radio stations and 5 public television stations. It also operates the Emergency Weather System and Amber Alert System and shares the responsibility of public broadcasting with the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.