Why Your Voice Matters for Public Media in the New Congress

Why Your Voice Matters for Public Media in the New Congress The 119th Congress convened on January 3, 2025, bringing more than 70 newly elected
Read More
Image

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Archive

Featured image for “Public Media Funding Update”

Public Media Funding Update

January 25, 2024 · As the annual appropriations process extends into 2024, Congress has set a new public media funding deadline. Congress Approved Stopgap Funding Legislation Recently, Congress approved
Read More
Featured image for “How Federal Funding Cuts Would Devastate Local Public Media”

How Federal Funding Cuts Would Devastate Local Public Media

November 1, 2023 · In response to the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS-Education) appropriations bill’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation
Read More
Featured image for “The Status of Public Media Funding”

The Status of Public Media Funding

July 27, 2023 · As Congress adjourns for August recess, we wanted to share an update on the latest actions each chamber has taken on public media funding. The
Read More
Featured image for “A Reflection: 10 Years of Protecting Public Media”

A Reflection: 10 Years of Protecting Public Media

December 10, 2020 · Ten years ago, 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting, the predecessor to Protect My Public Media, was launched. Recognizing the challenges ahead, our grassroots network
Read More
Featured image for “FPREN: Keeping Florida Connected in Times of Crisis”

FPREN: Keeping Florida Connected in Times of Crisis

October 28, 2020 · The “Florida Public Radio Emergency Network” or “FPREN,” can be considered public radio’s most ambitious and successful effort in serving coastal states, providing public media audiences with critically important lifesaving multiplatform content before, during, and after hurricanes and other significant weather events.
Read More
Featured image for “Congress Approves a Continuing Resolution”

Congress Approves a Continuing Resolution

September 30, 2020 · Today, Congress approved a Continuing Resolution (CR), a short-term funding measure that keeps the government and its programs, including support for public media, funded at roughly last year’s spending levels through December 11, 2020.
Read More
Featured image for “House Appropriations Committee Proposes Increased Public Media Funding”

House Appropriations Committee Proposes Increased Public Media Funding

July 15, 2020 · This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved increased federal funding for public media as part of their fiscal year (FY) 2021 annual spending bills. House
Read More
Featured image for “Helpful COVID-19 Resources From Public Media”

Helpful COVID-19 Resources From Public Media

April 24, 2020 · Lately, our daily routines look and feel very different. You may be teleworking, teaching and caring for children or other loved ones at home, an
Read More
Featured image for “Coronavirus Relief Bill Provides Public Media Funding”

Coronavirus Relief Bill Provides Public Media Funding

March 27, 2020 · Today, the House of Representatives approved the third phase of the coronavirus response relief package. The bill provided $75 million for the Corporation for Public
Read More
Featured image for “President’s FY 2021 Budget Eliminates Public Media Funding”

President’s FY 2021 Budget Eliminates Public Media Funding

February 10, 2020 · The President’s annual budget has again proposed the elimination of federal funding for public media. For the fourth time in a row, the administration has
Read More