A Local Perspective from Nancy Dobbs CEO of KRCB
- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 when Congress sought to encourage the use of public media for instructional, educational and cultural programming
- Today more than 170 million Americans – more than half the entire population of the country – use public broadcasting every month
- For the 7th year in a row, the annual Roper Public Affairs and Media Poll in 2010 found the news programming of public broadcasting to be the most trusted in America across all ideological and partisan lines
- More than two-thirds (68%) of voters say that Congressional budget cutters should “find other places in the budget to save money.”
- Rural stations—radio and television – would be most hard hit by a decision to defund public broadcasting. 243 of the 585 station grantees (radio and TV) currently receiving cpb support are considered rural and heavily depend upon federal funding in order to provide their services and programs to local residents
- KRCB receives approximately 25% of its total funding from the federal government
- Compared to other countries, funding in the U.S. for public broadcasting is one of the lowest; while the U.S. spends $1.35 per person, South Korea spends $8.19 per capita and Canada spends $22.48. England is the highest at $80.36 per capita
If you are one of the 170 million Americans who access public broadcasting in one form or another – radio, TV, web – then be sure to let Congress know how much you support public broadcasting by registering at -
170millionamericans.org
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