RMPBS: Gerald Rodriguez, the general manager and news director of KRZA, typed rapidly at his office keyboard, writing a letter to the public radio station’s donors:

“As you may know, KRZA recently lost all of its funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which accounted for about half of our annual income. This unexpected loss has put us in a serious financial crisis and is threatening the future of the station.”

Rodriguez’s efforts to secure donations is a response to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind more than $1 billion in previously allocated funds for the CPB, an independent nonprofit that manages and distributes government funding to public media stations across the country.

KRZA, an NPR affiliate in Alamosa, was set to receive approximately $100,000 from the CPB this October for the 2026 fiscal year before President Donald Trump signed the rescission bill. Historically, CPB accounts for around 50% of KRZA’s revenue.

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