Last year, public media was defunded, leaving local public media stations across the country without the support they’ve relied on to serve everyone, everywhere, every day for free – and putting dozens of local stations at risk of going off-air entirely.

Congress is beginning to advance federal funding legislation for the new fiscal year. This is the first opportunity to put federal funding for local public media stations back into consideration, and lawmakers need to know where you stand now.

Members of Congress often decide what to fight for based on what they hear from the people they represent. Together, we can make sure they hear clearly that funding for local public media stations must be a priority. Send your message now.