System/Policy

At a time when local information is needed, FCC vote endangers public-access stations

By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED) and Mike Wassenaar, President and CEO (Alliance for Community Media) | August 5, 2019

The commission’s decision last week could threaten funding for Public, Educational and Government outlets, many of which provide unique coverage of their communities.