(a) Council means a Regents-chartered public television or public television and radio corporation designated by the department to provide a major broadcast station and production studio facilities in the municipalities of Binghamton, Buffalo, New York City, Plainview, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Watertown, Plattsburgh and any other municipality the commissioner may designate. Unless otherwise indicated, councils will be identified in this Part by the call letters of their primary broadcast television station as of June 1, 2002.

(b) Local educational agencies means public school districts, private schools, charter schools and boards of cooperative educational services.

(c) Public radio corporation means a Regents-chartered group designated by the department to provide radio broadcast services within the State of New York.

(d) Public radio station means a nonprofit and noncommercial radio station as defined under section 236(4)(f) of the Education Law.