Public media needs your urgent action. On Wednesday, June 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on a rescissions package that threatens to take back $1.1 billion in approved public media funding.

Email your Senator on the Committee and urge them to remove this catastrophic proposal from the package. Enter your information and select “Send Email.” Important note: You may need to hit the same button twice.

Public media is the only service that reaches almost every American – regardless of income or zip code – with life-saving emergency alerts, educational resources, trusted local journalism, and community-focused programming and outreach.

These cuts would have immediate and devastating consequences. Stations nationwide would be forced to reduce or eliminate vital services. Rural and tribal stations – where federal funding covers a significant share of operational costs – face the greatest risk of going dark entirely.

Don’t let communities lose their only source of free local information, emergency alerts, and educational enrichment. Send a message now urging your Senators to protect local public media stations. 

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