KRVS will need to plug a $200,000 hole in its annual budget after Congress rescinded funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting last week. The cut represents about one-third of KRVS’ operating revenues and will force the broadcaster to rely more heavily on donations while scaling back some programming.
“You’ll hear appeals for financial support during regular broadcasts and membership drives in the Fall and Spring,” KRVS general manager Cheryl Devall wrote in a newsletter update after Congress passed the rescission package. “You’ll also hear fewer national programs and more local and live productions on weekends and weeknights.”
As the cuts moved through Congress, KRVS launched an endowment campaign, raising $25,000.
Public broadcasters have braced for cuts since the beginning of the second Trump administration. Earlier this year, the Trump administration sought to ban the use of CPB funds on NPR programming, but the executive order stalled in court.
The rescission package represents an even larger strike to KRVS’ bottom line. KRVS spends about $90,000 to air NPR programs. The station airs about 40 hours of NPR content each week.