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Did you know about the bridge fund for US public media stations?

"As of late January, the bridge fund raised $66.5 million toward its $100 million goal.

In December, the bridge fund disbursed $26 million, its first round of grants, which went to 74 organizations operating 186 stations that collectively serve about 30 million Americans."

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/media/npr-pbs-local-stations-bridge-fund-cpm

#PublicMedia #BridgeFund

A ‘bridge fund’ buys time for public media — but it may not be enough

Gerald Rodriguez, the general manager of an NPR affiliate in rural Colorado, expected federal funding for public media to shrink. He didn’t expect it to disappear almost overnight.

CNN