Congress Approves Public Media and Foreign Aid Cuts: What to Know
UNITED STATES, JUL 19 – Congressional Republicans and President Trump cut $1.1 billion in funding, affecting 40% of some stations' budgets and prompting emergency fundraising by public broadcasters nationwide.
- On Wednesday and Thursday, HPR launched an emergency `Protect HPR campaign`, Meredith Artley wrote, pulling from reserves to offset funding shortfalls.
- Friday saw Congress remove $1.1 billion in CPB funding, which distributes 70% to over 1,500 local stations.
- According to Artley, HPR faces over $900,000 in additional costs for programming and infrastructure.
- Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting said it will launch a campaign to raise $1.5 million to support daily operations and its endowment, attribution.
- The forecast shows a 9% budget cut starting October first, according to Terry O'Reilly, who said the impact begins then.
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SCETV could lose $3 million from federal budget cuts - Charleston City Paper
Public broadcasting in South Carolina could lose up to $3.1 million due to recently-passed federal budget cuts that whacked federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The post SCETV could lose $3 million from federal budget cuts appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
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