Can public media survive?
On Point | Podcast
WBUR
4.2 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
The U.S. Congress cut federal funding for public media, shuttering the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. What does that mean for the future of local news across the country?
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| 0:31.1 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:39.6 | This is on point. I'm Megachakrabardi. |
| 0:42.9 | Last month, Wednesday, July 16th, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point on the Alaskan Peninsula. |
| 0:52.4 | More than 200 miles further out on the peninsula in the remote city of un-alaska. |
| 0:57.2 | We felt the earthquake. |
| 0:58.8 | Immediately, all of us ran back down to the station, which is funny, it's at sea level. |
| 1:04.8 | Attention. |
| 1:06.7 | A tsunami warning has been issued for this area. |
| 1:10.5 | My name is Lauren Adams. I manage a little radio station in remote rural Alaska in the |
| 1:16.9 | Aleutian Islands called KUCB. You know, having a tsunami advisory or warning is not uncommon for us. |
| 1:25.1 | We're on a volcanic island. It's, you know, part of our operations. |
| 1:28.3 | The siren has a tone and then it has spoken word message that says, |
| 1:33.3 | tune in to your local radio station. |
| 1:36.3 | Move to high ground immediately. |
| 1:39.3 | Tune to your local radio station for details. |
| 1:43.3 | One of us is on the phone with public safety. |
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