What is the impact of the CPB budget cut beyond my public radio station?
The hardest hit in this decision are the most needy: small stations, those in rural communities and those serving minority audiences. Rural stations provide essential local news and safety information in areas traditionally underserved by other media outlets. Public radio plays a similarly major role within minority communities across the nation, including the historically Black college and university radio stations and stations managed by and serving Native Americans. The public broadcasting system is concerned that these stations cannot survive drastic reductions to their financial support.
