Where Bridge Fund Support Is Making an Impact

Every grant, advisory engagement, and partnership exists for one purpose: to protect local public media and keep communities connected. Here you’ll find the data, stories, and visuals that show what the Public Media Bridge Fund support makes possible across the country.

Helped 74 Organizations, Operating 186 Stations, Stave Off Imminent Closure.

United States map showing locations of radio and TV stations, marked with green circles of varying size indicating station density, with a legend distinguishing radio stations from TV stations.

Local public media keeps people informed, connected, and safe. The Bridge Fund helps ensure stations can continue delivering vital news, emergency information, and community stories, especially in places facing the greatest risk of losing service.

$26M

Million committed in
funding

29

U.S. states and
territories served

30M

People with continued
access to public media

186

Stations
stabilized

MEET OUR GRANTEES

Local Public Media Organizations Serving Their Communities

Public media stations are not only an essential source of news, information, and cultural programming, but they are truly woven into the fabric of their communities.

This short film introduces you to two of our grantees and the communities they serve: KCAW in Sitka, Alaska, and KRVS in Lafayette, Louisiana.

“This support will make a real and lasting difference for our listeners and the community that depends on us. We are truly grateful for your confidence in our work, and we are excited to continue serving our community with renewed energy and purpose.”

— GM in New York / Pennsylvania

What Your Support Made Possible

The 2026 Impact Report highlights the real-world outcomes of rapid philanthropic action—from $26M in stabilization grants to protecting trusted local journalism for millions of Americans in rural and underserved communities.

A woman wearing headphones sits at a table, speaking into a microphone held by a person across from her, who is gesturing with his hands.
A band of five members performing on an outdoor stage under a striped canopy with trees in the background. The band includes a keyboard player, a guitarist, a drummer, a female vocalist, and a bass guitarist. A large red banner behind them reads 'KMUD' and 'your COMMUNITY radio station'.
A woman with long black hair wearing a blue WRVS T-shirt, sitting at a radio station in front of a microphone, headphones on, smiling, with a computer monitor, soundboard, and a WRVS banner in the background.
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