Wisconsin Public Television Advisory, Question 2 (1954)

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The Wisconsin Public Television Advisory Question, also known as the Educational TV Question was a advisory question on the November 2, 1954 ballot in Wisconsin, where it was defeated.

• This question sought Wisconsin voter opinion about whether to have a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station (WHA-TV).

Election results

Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		697,262	69.33%
Yes		308,385	30.67%

Official results via: The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

"Shall the state of Wisconsin provide a tax-supported state-wide noncommercial educational television network?"

Path to the ballot

• The referendum was placed on the ballot under through AJR 74 and JR 66 of 1953.
• The question was put to the voters to fund WHA-TV six months after the station began a pilot test in Madison with the help of the University of Wisconsin.

See also

Suggest a link

• 1954 ballot measures
• Wisconsin 1954 ballot measures
• List of Wisconsin ballot measures

External links

• The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958
• Robert J. Riordan, "Noncommercial TV Aimed at Small Audience," The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 24, 1954
• "Educational TV" The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 26, 1954
• "Educational TV Puzzle: How Good Will It Be?" The Milwaukee Journal, October 22, 1954
• Explanation of the Amendments by the Milwaukee County Board of Election Commissioners, The Milwaukee Journal, Nov. 1, 1954