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Pennsylvania’s public TV stations go another year without state funding
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Gov. Tom Wolf had proposed restoring state support for the stations this year, but the legislature declined.
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Gov. Tom Wolf had proposed restoring state support for the stations this year, but the legislature declined.
The state zeroed out funding last year for Pennsylvania PBS, a group of seven stations.
The funds will help KVCR pay for PBS and NPR programming, which it had previously proposed cutting to offset budget deficits.
NJ PBS received $1 million, its first appropriation in a decade, while seven Pennsylvania stations lost support.
The station lost its state appropriation 10 years ago when out-of-state broadcasters took over operations.
The seven stations that receive funding from the state could collectively lose $750,000 annually for technology needs if the proposed budget is approved.
Alaska’s public broadcasters were facing financial challenges long before the pandemic hit.
Stations will lose their entire appropriation, which was $2.7 million in fiscal year 2019.
An end to state funding could devastate Alaska’s small and medium-sized stations, according to the executive director of Alaska Public Broadcasting Inc.