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New York increases public radio support amid CPB funding threat
New York’s governor signed a budget bill last week that included $4 million in state funding to public radio stations.
The funding is in addition to the state’s regular annual appropriation to public broadcasters, which was more than $14 million in the fiscal year 2026 budget. $13 million of that goes to public television, according to a press release from New York Public Radio.
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