Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love Home Join Why? News Urge Congress to Increase Public Media Funding Every American deserves access to strong local public media stations and the unparalleled programming and community-based services they provide. Request that your lawmakers support expanding America’s investment in public media stations. Email Your Members of Congress Ways To Take Action Federal funding ensures that your local public radio and TV stations can continue to give you access to essential educational, local, and cultural programming; trustworthy, in-depth news; and emergency and community-based services. Here are three things you can do today to keep public media strong. Tell Congress to Invest in Public Media’s Infrastructure A recent assessment shows a staggering $300 million in unmet, immediate infrastructure needs at local public media stations. Email Congress Call on Congress to Increase Public Media Funding As Congress considers its annual spending bills, urge your lawmakers to support boosting public media funding. Call Congress Learn About the Programs that Power Public Media Explore the federal programs that enable your local public media stations to bring you quality programming and services. Dive In Sign up for email updates to learn how you can protect your local stations. Ensure Americans have access to local public media for generations to come. Join our Action Network and be the first to know about funding threats, how to take action, and other news. Follow Us News Federal Funding Update: Congress Passes a CR Congress approved a Continuing Resolution (CR), a short-term funding measure that keeps the government and its programs, including support for public media, funded at roughly ... Read More The Case for Investing in Public Media Infrastructure Throughout the pandemic, local public radio and television stations have kept Americans connected to classrooms, educational resources, local and national news, and public safety communications. ... Read More How Public TV Stations Supported Summer Learning Throughout the pandemic, public media stations in all 50 states and U.S. territories have stepped up to provide at-home learning services for pre-K through 12th ... Read More FPREN: Keeping Florida Connected in Times of Crisis The “Florida Public Radio Emergency Network” or “FPREN,” can be considered public radio’s most ambitious and successful effort in serving coastal states, providing public media audiences with critically important lifesaving multiplatform content before, during, and after hurricanes and other significant weather events. Contact Us About Protect My Public Media News Facebook Twitter YouTube Copyright © 2021 American Coalition for Public Radio and APTS Action, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use · Privacy Policy