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What about public radio and TV? There are some sponsors and government funding, but I think they are largely based on private donations.
by singron 11y ago
What about public radio and TV? There are some sponsors and government funding, but I think they are largely based on private donations.
- autarch 11y agohttp://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances http://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances Individuals are the largest single source of funding, but they don't make up the majority of it, at least for NPR. Corporate sponsorship is the next biggest piece, and while it's not very intrusive, AFAIC the sponsorship messages on NPR are basically ads (very tolerable ads, but still ads).
- robbrown451 11y agoI often find the sponsership messages less tolerable than ads, at least when talking about public TV.
- mikeash 11y agoNot sure what you'd count as "largely," but this shows about a third of the funding for US public radio coming from individuals: http://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances http://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances And unfortunately, the messages they run to acknowledge corporate and foundation sponsors get more and more ad-like with each passing year.