(From KRPS)For over 37 years, KRPS has served the Four States as the area's sole NPR news station. Housed at Pittsburg State, KRPS brings listeners the latest domestic and global news starting at 4 a.m. with NPR’s Morning Edition.
KRPS is the only southeast Kansas-based radio station that brings listeners live news from across the Sunflower State through its collaboration with the Kansas News Service, in addition to partnerships with NPR member stations across Missouri. That’s in addition to local daily news and features produced by the KRPS newsroom. The station broadcasts 14 hours of live news weekdays.
All of that is at risk due to a rescission vote in the U.S. Senate scheduled for next week. The bill was narrowly approved in the U.S. House by a vote of 214 to 212. Approximately ⅓ of KRPS’s annual budget is comprised from the Community Service Grant that the station receives from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If approved, Senate Bill H.R. 4 The Rescissions Act of 2025 would claw back previously approved Congressional funding for KRPS and hundreds of public television and radio stations.
KRPS General Manager Fred Fletcher-Fierro who also serves as the station's weekday morning host, program director, and digital editor says about the possible rescission. “There’s been a lot of talk in the media about government efficiency and how well government dollars are spent. At KRPS everyone wears multiple hats working to make the station the best it can be. If approved,
the rescission would make operating the way it’s configured nearly impossible. Small, rural stations like KRPS need federal help.” The station operates with four full-time employees.
KRPS raises funds through twice annual donation drives, in the spring and fall. In addition to receiving resources from Pittsburg State’s Foundation and underwriting. The station also receives approximately $23,000 annually from the state of Kansas.
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Another egregious example of maga authoritarianism taking over society. You mags would have stroked out if Obama (greatest president in the last half century) had even mentioned 1/10th of the BS your master is spewing and lying about. You mags will one day regret your actions.
Authoritarianism? Senate vote? Those two don't mix. Keep leading with emotion instead of logic. I'm sure it's served you well.
My tax money shouldn't fund socialist propaganda. If they can't survive on the free market, they should fail.
i quit donating to KRPS about 2 years ago due to the content of the daytime talk/call in shows. 1A was the first. I still listen from time to time, but the guests/call ins are so biased, as well as the moderators. It's no wonder they are threatened to lose their support from the government.
6:15PM - You are definitely a Liberal Democrat - Kool-Aid Drinker, the problem is you never know the Facts or the Truth - and the Democrats and the Whole Democratic Party has Regretted the Biden / Harris Administration and are trying to separate any connection to Joe and Kamala.
First of all, the Government - Should not be Funding any Non-Profit Organizations with Taxpayer's Money... If Taxpayers want to Donate to their Church, their other Non-Profits, etc., out of their pockets that is their Business - When you use my money that I worked hard for to fund - Non-Profits which are Not my choice you are impeding on my rights. Maybe 6:15PM - I can take your hard earned money and give that to the Church of "I Don't Care" - Would you be happy with that?
Second 6:15PM your Greatest President Obama, LOL - "In the Last Half Century" - Deported the Most Illegal Aliens in the History of the United States. Based on formal removals alone, Barack Obama's administration saw the highest number, with over 3 million individuals removed during his two terms, according to Department of Homeland Security data. Thank You Obama - From all the MAGAs!!!
Third - Obama, gave us OBAMACARE - The Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Which Never Worked, was a Complete Failure and Raised all our Insurance Costs which have skyrocketed - GREAT JOB.
Fourth - Obama gave IRAN between $100 - $150 Billion Dollars back to them. DO YOU THINK THEY USED IT FOR HUMANTARIAN PURPOSES OR FOR NUCLEAR BOMB ENRICHEMENT PURPOSES??? THINK HARD - REAL HARD???
So, Trump had to Deal with IRAN again, because Obama gave them the Money to enrich Uranium to Build Bombs. Thanks Obama - You must be the Best President in the Last Half Century. Did you give the Keys of Washington DC to the Chinese too - wait that was Joe and Hunter Biden - Another Great President - LOL.
6:15PM - Just read the above comments - people and their hard earned money should not be used for the whims of a few - this is what causes such up evil and harm for years with the DEI, WOKE, CRT, and the Pronoun Shamers by letting small groups force the majority to try and indoctrinate everyone into their beliefs and their actions costing Billions of Dollars in Business and Reducing Productivity across the Public and Business Sectors.
America is finally seeing the Ridiculousness and Falsehoods of Following these Concepts and Re-Writing the Rules to Make America Great - AGAIN!!!
615 drew out the mags. Funny how authoritarianism appeals to the weak minded.
8:15AM, Yes, the majority of us will not be silenced, we put up with Biden/Harris and the Autopen running the country for 4-Long Worthless Years even seeing the Democratic Party and the Hollywood Elitest (when not being paid for by Harris) turn their backs on both Biden/Harris - Companies and the Government were ruined by the DEI, Woke CRT, and the Pronoun Shamers - We are not going back to that. Let alone the Billions the Government wasted in Programs like USAID to Fund themselves with the Taxpayers money - What a Waste of Time and Taxpayers Money that the Government had gone through in the Last 4-Years!
Our Govt should ONLY fund non profits. ACA does work. No money was given to Iran. That was their money he held. If you were serious about what "The People" wanted then you should contact your state congress about what The People have voted on in the past that congress vetoed. You're full of crap
LOL you elected a Hollywood Elitist to President. Want to get serious about crime like the left? Press charges against the president. He's been indicted on pedophilia, tax fraud and election fraud. You're a hypocrite. Admit it. Hypocrite.
CPB funds all kinds of public broadcasting including emergency weather broadcasts. We're going to see more of what happened in San Antonio, TX
The one thing that most libs are not saying is that most of the people near the flood weren't killed. It's a miracle!
1:32PM - The U.S. did not "give" $150 billion to Iran in 2015. In 2015, as part of an international deal with Iran called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran agreed to cut back on nuclear enrichment programs in exchange for the unfreezing of its own assets.
DID THEY PROMISE TO STOP ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO OBAMA - YES - SO OBAMA GAVE THEM $150 BILLION BACK THAT WAS HELD - DID THEY LIE - YES, BECAUSE THEY KNEW OBAMA DIDN'T HAVE THE MAN PARTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT - SO TRUMP DID...
There's an excessive amount of partisan misinformation on the part of maga on this thread. Just curious, do any of you have any organized education past 8th grade? High school? Have all your original teeth? A BMI under 30?
7:02 Party of the insults, so childish, your liberal arts degree has been of great assistance in your retail career….
Fun little truth nugget, Trump used the auto pen, in fact many presidents have used the auto pen. Not many presidents have been on Epstein's list.
If you only knew 432! If you only knew!
9:23 I may have been wrong, I bet your a professional victim…
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