PROVO, Utah (AP) " The Public Broadcasting Service is reviewing membership policies on the religious content of its affiliates, a move that could affect station KBYU, which frequently runs devotionals from Brigham Young University and other programs related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Jan McNamara, director of corporate communications for PBS, said the Station Services Committee of the PBS board is reviewing policies for its members, specifically the mandate that stations must provide a nonsectarian, nonpolitical and noncommercial educational service.
"This is language that has been in our core membership policies at least since 1985," McNamara said.
No review has been done since 1997, so a re-examination was needed, McNamara said. Member stations are submitting feedback, and after the committee makes a recommendation on membership policies, a vote will be taken on June 16.
McNamara said it is unclear whether a station could lose its PBS affiliation because of religious programming.
BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said officials are confident the station will continue to offer "educational and uplifting" programming.