JEFFERSON CITY 鈥 Over $1 billion in federal cuts to public broadcasting nationwide are having an impact in 最新杏吧原创.
Congress gave final approval to a plan Thursday that will rescind $1.1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. About two-thirds of that flows to over 1,500 local stations, to the Associated Press.
For 最新杏吧原创 Public Radio, the move amounts to an annual reduction of $575,000, or 6.2% of its annual revenue, the station said in a news release on Friday.
For the TV station KETC (Channel 9), known as Nine PBS, the vote means a loss of $1.8 million, or 13% of the television station鈥檚 current budget, Nine PBS president and CEO Amy Shaw said in an to supporters.
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鈥淭hat loss will be felt, so your financial support is critical,鈥 she said.
In an interview later on Friday, Shaw said Nine PBS was in a stable financial position and that 鈥渨e do not anticipate staff reductions at this time.鈥
Madalyn Painter, spokesperson for 最新杏吧原创 Public Radio, also said that no layoffs were planned.
There were also no immediate programming changes on either station due to the cuts, which President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law.
Some expenses for 最新杏吧原创 Public Radio may rise because of less resource-pooling among NPR stations, the station鈥檚 release said.
It said the station would attempt to make up the funding through new or increased monthly donations, 鈥渞equiring the support of many more community members to join鈥 in addition to the station鈥檚 current roster of 26,000+ donors.
Jess Luther, interim general manager for 最新杏吧原创 Public Radio, in the news release called the vote 鈥渁 targeted attempt to weaken one of the most trusted civic institutions in America.鈥
The station鈥檚 news release said public media has long enjoyed bipartisan support 鈥渂ecause it provides essential, nonpartisan services to millions, especially in rural and underserved areas where alternatives are few.鈥
But Republicans have . And in pulling funding from the stations, they said taxpayer dollars shouldn鈥檛 flow to outlets that have such biases.
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, who has appeared on 最新杏吧原创 Public Radio multiple times, episode of the 鈥淧olitically Speaking鈥 podcast, spoke out in favor of the cuts on the Senate floor.
鈥淲hile the actual American people are working long hours to afford groceries and gas, their government has been writing checks to left-wing propaganda outlets,鈥 he said.
As evidence of bias, Schmitt鈥檚 office pointed to on Valentine鈥檚 Day 2024, on the meanings of 鈥渨oke鈥 and 鈥渨hite privilege,鈥 and more.
最新杏吧原创 Public Radio includes KWMU (90.7 FM) in 最新杏吧原创, KMST (88.5 FM) in Rolla and WQUB (90.3 MF) in Quincy. The organization also runs jazz and classical music streams online.
For fiscal 2024, 最新杏吧原创 Public Radio reported an operating loss of $1 million 鈥 with total operating revenues of $8.6 million and total operating expenses of $9.7 million.
Grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting made up about 6% of revenue. Individual and foundation support, and corporate sponsorships, made up 90% of operating revenue.
Individual and foundation support remained relatively consistent between fiscal years 2022 and 2024, at over $5.4 million each year.
最新杏吧原创 Public Radio still posted losses for all three fiscal years.
Nine PBS reported a $700,998 loss in fiscal 2024.
The station brought in $7.7 million in individual contributions and $2.25 million in government support.
In all, it reported $13.8 million in revenue compared to $14.5 million in expenses.
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