New York increases public radio support amid CPB funding threat
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The New York state capitol.
New York’s governor signed a budget bill last week that included $4 million in state funding to public radio stations.
The funding is in addition to the state’s regular annual appropriation to public broadcasters, which was more than $14 million in the fiscal year 2026 budget. $13 million of that goes to public television, according to a press release from New York Public Radio.
According to the bill, the $4 million will be divided evenly among New York public radio stations. The state supports 16 stations operated by 12 organizations.
“While Washington attempts to cut federal funding for public broadcasting — which has enjoyed bipartisan support for over 50 years and supports a service that millions of Americans in every Congressional district rely on every day — our State leaders stepped up to help public radio stations in New York State continue to provide communities access to trusted local news, cultural and educational programming, and emergency services,” NYPR CEO LaFontaine Oliver said in the NYPR release.
Oliver thanked state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal “for his vision and leadership in proposing this additional funding.”
In March, Hoylman-Sigal posted on X that he was looking to increase state funding because public media “is a vital resource that is already underfunded and is now facing significant cuts” from the federal government.
