Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority

The Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority (AETFA) was created in 1982 as a public corporation by Code of Alabama 16-7A-1. It's primary mission is to raise and expend funds in support of the mission of the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC) who's nine public Television stations and one FM public radio station are licensed to the State of Alabama by the Federal Communications Commission. The funds raised by the AETFA supplement the budget of the AETC which receives annual appropriations from the Alabama State Education Trust Fund. Together, the AETFA and the AETC operate and do business as Alabama Public Television under the brand name of APT which is widely recognized throughout the state as well as nationally.