The role of the board is solely advisory in nature. It does not have any authority to exercise control over the daily management or operation of the station. It is an autonomous body that operates independently from station management, with the power to elect its own officers and to determine its own agenda.

The Community Advisory Board is permitted to review the programming goals established by the station, the service provided by the station and significant policy decisions rendered by the station. The Community Advisory Board may make recommendations to station management. Text of significant recommendations, if any, issued by the Community Advisory Board at each of its meetings with respect to programming, service or policy desicions of WLIW21 New York will be posted on this page.