(1) Establishing public broadcasting facilities and governing, controlling and operating each facility.

(2) Establishing policies for the use of and charges for production services and broadcast facilities, including the use of and charges for air time.

(3) Establishing policies for the allocation of air time, including the basic allocation of air time between instructional television and public television.

(4) Applying for, receiving, and holding such authorizations and licenses and assignments and reassignments of channels from the federal communications commission as may be necessary to conduct its operations.

(5) Establishing and abolishing advisory committees as it deems necessary for technical and program assistance.

(6) Contracting with program production organizations, individuals, and noncommercial educational television stations within and without the State to produce, or otherwise to procure, programs for use by noncommercial stations within the State.

(7) Making arrangements, where appropriate, with companies or other agencies and institutions operating suitable interconnection facilities.

(8) Soliciting and receiving funds from private sources.

(9) Adopting rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this chapter. [L 1972, c 199, pt of §2; am L 1983, c 7, §2]