Per https://cpb.org/funding https://cpb.org/funding, $357m goes to public tv and $119m to public radio. That's a nice chunk of change, though low enough that a

Per https://cpb.org/funding https://cpb.org/funding, $357m goes to public tv and $119m to public radio. That's a nice chunk of change, though low enough that a few friendly billionaires could put some pocket change into a trust today and make up for this funding in perpetuity. And there undoubtedly will be a massive surge in donations from small donors in response to this. As long as the bigger fish are willing to subsidize the smaller rural stations, I don't think there is anything to be afraid of. The removal of this Sword of Damocles is in my opinion a great thing for PBS and NPR.