As one who has worked as a volunteer for over 10 years at
NPR-afiliated stations in Maryland and Florida, I have been able to see first
hand how important the Federal $$$ are to capital improvements. But the
Federal $$$s make up only about 15% of the operating budgets of the stations I
have been associated with. It will not be the end of the world if the
legislation passes.
It might even be beneficial to have public broadcasting stop sucking on the
federal teet. The government can use their puppet-master power to put pressure
on NPR to conform to the party line. When the network deviates off the track,
the threat of federal fund withdrawal causes the network to do a mid-course
correction. Pacifica does a good, albeit biased, job of public broadcasting
with no federal support. Their financial supporters contribute to their
operations because they believe the message is worthy of their support.
Many folks refuse to contribute to their NPR-affiliated station because they
claim that their tax dollars already pay for public radio and they do not feel
obligated to pay twice. It is a reasonable argument that will be blunted if
this legislation passes. So it might even be beneficial to the long-term
health of public broadcasting to make the system more efficient and responsive
to the public by cutting out government funding.
Joe Buch
--- On Sun, 2/13/11, Richard Cuff <rdc...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Richard Cuff <rdc...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Internetradio] [Swprograms] [dxld] Defunding public broadcasting
To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@hard-core-dx.com>
Cc: "Internet radio discussion" <internetra...@hard-core-dx.com>
Date: Sunday, February 13, 2011, 2:44 AM
Many public stations have edited their websites to mention this.
There have been threats before, I believe Newt Gingrich led the last
unsuccessful defunding attempt in the second half of President
Clinton's first term.
Speaking as a fan of Public Radio (and a longtime member of WHYY in
Philadelphia) I am also hopeful this effort will see a similar fate,
since, given the variety of the USA's public radio segment now broadly
enjoyable via the Internet, Public Radio remains an important
component of my own listening. I have already contacted my
congressman's office.
I would also suggest personalizing any message or communication,
stating how important the public radio station in *your* district is.
Positioning your member of Congress as an enemy of station XXXX, I
believe, helps to bring the threat to a very visible local level.
Richard C
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> More about this from the manager of KGOU:
>
> http://kgou.org/index.php?manager-rsquo-s-desk
>
> --- On Sat, 2/12/11, Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
>>
>> IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, the House of Representatives will
>> take action on a bill that provides continued funding for
>> government operations. Under this measure, large funding
>> cuts have been proposed, **including the likely elimination
>> of federal funding for public broadcasting**.
>>
>> This is on an extremely fast timeline and it's critical
>> that your representative hear from you. The House
>> switchboard is (202) 224-3121 or (202) 225-3121 and it is
>> operational 24/7, so truly, you can call ANYTIME and it
>> won't take but a minute of your time!! Additional
>> information is available at http://www.170millionamericans.org
>>
>> We appreciate your continuing interest in and support of
>> WUOT Public Radio (WUOT mailing list Feb 12 via DXLD)
>
>
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