On the Record: How local public radio will handle the federal funding cuts

On the Record: How local public radio will handle the federal funding cuts

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Local public radio stations WGLT and WCBU will lose some of its funding due to cuts approved by the U.S. Congress on July 19. The Republican controlled Congress approved $1 billion in federal funding cuts for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which gives some funding to both public radio and PBS. WGLT and WCBU Executive Director R.C. McBride said Peoria's WCBU will lose $250,000 in funding and Bloomington/Normal's WG…