Bush tried to zero out CPB in every one of his budgets, but Congress reversed course. Public media companies have faced threats of losing CPB funds before. But the stations in rural areas, the report noted, could be hit the hardest, with as much as 30 percent less in annual funding.ĬPB funds are allocated two years in advance, meaning public media companies that receive such money have been funded through 2018. Public radio across the county would see a cut of 11 percent and public television would lose 18 percent, according to a 2010 report from CPB. The percentage of annual CPB funding for other media organizations in the state include: 25 percent for KBTC, Tacoma’s PBS affiliate 8 percent for Spokane Public Radio, and 22 percent for KSPS, Spokane's PBS affiliate. And Cascade Public Media, the parent company of both Crosscut and KCTS9, would lose 10 percent of its annual funding. The classical music station KING-FM would see 6 percent of its budget disappear. As Crosscut has previously reported, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funds account for 5 percent of NPR-affiliate KUOW's annual budget and 7 percent of KNKX's (formerly KPLU) budget, according to spokespeople from each. If approved by Congress, the cuts would impact public media outlets throughout the region. The Trump administration plans to eliminate all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, according to the federal budget that is expected to be released today.
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