The Alabama Educational Television Commission should conduct a public survey and review before disaffiliating from PBS programming, according to Governor Kay Ivey.

The commission oversees the programming and finances of Alabama Public Television. They're scheduled to meet on Tuesday.

Alabama Public Television (APT) officials are 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.

Ivey said in a letter to the commission and APT officials, "I am writing about the prospect of APT disaffiliating with PBS. While I am sympathetic to the concerns that may be promptin

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