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California budget provides $15 million to KVCR licensee’s “long-range plan”
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The state funds support continuation of PBS and NPR programming on KVCR and will help the community college licensee break ground on a new student media lab.
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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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Pennsylvania governor’s budget proposes restored funding for public TV
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The state zeroed out funding last year for Pennsylvania PBS, a group of seven stations.
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KVCR receives $4M investment from California state legislature
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The funds will help KVCR pay for PBS and NPR programming, which it had previously proposed cutting to offset budget deficits.
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One up, one down: New Jersey station receives state funding, Pennsylvania’s lose appropriation
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NJ PBS received $1 million, its first appropriation in a decade, while seven Pennsylvania stations lost support.
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N.J. governor proposes first funding for pubmedia in a decade
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The station lost its state appropriation 10 years ago when out-of-state broadcasters took over operations.
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Proposal in Pennsylvania to zero out pubcasting funds is a ‘starting point,’ say station leaders
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The seven stations that receive funding from the state could collectively lose $750,000 annually for technology needs if the proposed budget is approved.
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Public broadcasters in Alaska face a convergence of crises
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Alaska’s public broadcasters were facing financial challenges long before the pandemic hit.
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Alaska public broadcasters lose state funding
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Stations will lose their entire appropriation, which was $2.7 million in fiscal year 2019.