In Rural America, Public Radio Saves Lives
When a typhoon hit Alaska, public radio station KYUK was broadcasting critical information about evacuations, and search and rescue operations.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding
PBS is shutting down after Republicans took their funding away for Donald Trump because he didn't like muppets mocking him on Sesame Street. I hope they realize Americans in rural areas depend on PBS for their weather alerts because there's no cell service, internet, or cable.
Senate GOP Under Pressure as Trump Demands Defund NPR, PBS, Foreign Aid
Editor:I'd just like to bring attention to the fact that people in very rural areas without cable rely on PBS for local weather alerts. Figures they would choose now to screw people over even more as they speed up climate change—the cause of more frequent/more severe natural disasters. Congress…
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