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Local Public Media Service Is Essential

Millions of Americans trust local public media as a reliable source of local information, inspiration, educational services, and for connection to their communities. The Public Media Bridge Fund is helping stations secure their future and build their service to communities.

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Our Impact So Far

Funding so far is already helping secure local public media service in communities across the country — with more support on the way.

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$26M

Committed

30M

People Served

74

Grantee Organizations

186

Stations Secured

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WHAT THE BRIDGE FUND DOES

The Bridge Fund is guiding local public media through a crisis moment to a more sustainable
and impactful future.

Three ways we make a difference:

Stabilize stations facing unexpected gaps Rapid funding and support to help organizations weather sudden financial shocks.

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Sustain local impact Supporting new models, partnerships, and strategies that keep public media strong for the long run.

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Strengthen service Investing in local engagement and the essential services communities rely on.

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Local public media organizations connect, inform, and inspire communities. They build trust.

WHY LOCAL PUBLIC MEDIA MATTERS

  • Trusted 
journalism 
people rely on

    Local reporters who understand the communities they serve and deliver fact-based, nonpartisan information.

  • Stronger civic 
life and local connection

    Public media brings people together across divides with shared stories, cultural programming, and local perspectives.

  • Local stories overlooked by commercial media

    From dense cities to remote rural towns, public media is often the only source of consistent local information.

  • Life-saving emergency alerts

    Stations provide 24/7 emergency broadcasting—especially vital during storms, fires, outages, and disasters.

SEE HOW LOCAL STATIONS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Local stations. Real communities. Critical impact.

Behind every station we support is a community that depends on public media for information, connection, and a sense of belonging.

KSYS-TV Southern Oregon PBS - Medford, OR

KSYS-TV Southern Oregon PBS - Medford, OR

KFSK-FM Community Radio - Petersburg, AK

KFSK-FM Community Radio - Petersburg, AK

WJFF-FM Radio Catskill 90.5 FM - Jeffersonville, NY

WJFF-FM Radio Catskill 90.5 FM - Jeffersonville, NY

KGLT-FM Southwest Montana - Bozeman, MT

KGLT-FM Southwest Montana - Bozeman, MT

KHNS-FM Haines, Klukwan and Skagway, AK

KHNS-FM Haines, Klukwan and Skagway, AK

KSRQ-FM Pioneer 90.1 Radio - Northland Community & Technical College - Grand Forks, ND

KSRQ-FM Pioneer 90.1 Radio - Northland Community & Technical College - Grand Forks, ND

KTNA-FM 88.9 FM - Community Radio for the Susitna Valley - Talkeetna, AK

KTNA-FM 88.9 FM - Community Radio for the Susitna Valley - Talkeetna, AK

WNIN-TV Channel 9 - Evansville, Indiana

WNIN-TV Channel 9 - Evansville, Indiana

In the News

National coverage is helping shine a light on what’s at stake for local public media.

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  • Public Radio Stabilized By Emergency Grants As Post-CPB Era Begins

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    Public Media Holds Its Apocalypse at Bay, for Now

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  • Television host sitting at desk with a graphic of the United States map and radio towers labeled 'Public Media' on a screen behind him.

    Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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  • A map of the United States filled with scattered hundred-dollar bills.

    Public Media Bridge Fund announces initial round of grants

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  • A woman in a black turtleneck speaking into a professional microphone in a radio studio with soundproofing foam, a computer monitor, and audio equipment.

    The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations

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  • A person in a beige shirt recording in a professional home studio, wearing large over-ear headphones, sitting at a desk with a microphone, and writing in a notebook.

    How philanthropic organizations are working to support smaller public radio stations

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