Local radio stations nervous over proposed cuts  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Federal Funding & KCAW

Last week, we learned that the White House plans to call on Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding. Once this request is formally submitted, Congress will have 45 days to adopt or reject the request.Here’s why that matters…Funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is 24% of KCAW’s budget this year. That’s $178,595. This funding is essential to our mission of community service. Funding fro…

Local radio stations nervous over proposed cuts  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

There’s unease in the newsrooms of independent radio stations nationally and locally as the Trump administration has proposed rescinding funding from public radio and television — it could represent a significant portion of the budgets for at least two stations in the Vineyard listening area. Earlier this month, national media outlets reported that the administration wants to claw back more than $1 billion for public radio stations over the next…

How cutting funding for public media could impact New England radio and TV stations - The Boston Globe

Federal support is the keystone of a funding system that many public media executives say would otherwise be on shaky ground.

SDPB is crucial in rural areas - Prairie Pioneer

I was a South Dakota Public Broadcasting kid. I grew up with Sesame Street, Lamb Chop’s Play-Along, and Mr. Rogers’ Neigh­borhood. Public television kids were raised to understand that the world is filled with a variety of people with all kinds of differences. We learned to reduce, reuse, recycle, and the importance of planting trees. We learned how crayons were made and how to be a good friend. We raise our children hoping they will remember th…

Cape Cod Public Stations ‘Remain Hopeful’ Amid Proposed Funding Cuts.

With the Trump administration proposing not just ending future funding of NPR and PBS but also targeting already-approved funding for public radio and TV, local public stations in Massachusetts’ Cape Cod region are concerned for their futures. Stations such as…