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minus-square@JohnOnABuffalocakelink4•11 months agoPublicly funded doesn’t mean government controlled, PBS and NPR only get about 10% of their budgets from the government. Most of it comes from Viewers like You! (Donations)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months ago NPR’s two largest revenue sources are corporate sponsorships and fees paid by NPR Member organizations https://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances 39% corporate and 31% fees, compared to 12% from contributions. I think federal funding grants fall under the 8% “other” in that breakdown.
Publicly funded doesn’t mean government controlled, PBS and NPR only get about 10% of their budgets from the government. Most of it comes from Viewers like You! (Donations)
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances
39% corporate and 31% fees, compared to 12% from contributions. I think federal funding grants fall under the 8% “other” in that breakdown.