Colorado Public Radio: The Trump Administration has drafted/issued a memo to Congress that would end nearly all federal funding for public broadcasting. The intent is to take back the funding that has previously received bipartisan Congressional approval for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in order to defund PBS and NPR. The reality of this action will be felt in local communities across the country, and in Colorado there will be no greater impact than in the 3rd Congressional District.

There are more local and independent public broadcasting stations receiving federal support along the Western Slope and Southern Colorado than any other part of Colorado combined.

In Alamosa, Aspen, Carbondale, Cortez, Crested Butte, Durango, Grand Junction, Ignacio, Paonia and Telluride, these stations provide news, information, emergency alerts and community connection that can only be done from within their communities. These services can’t be replaced by an internet feed of news from a national source. They’re powered by human voices — people who show up in and for their communities each day — creating an impact unmatched by other media.

Local public radio and television stations are not partisan organizations, they are a direct reflection of the people who live and work in their communities.

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