“a shift from a non-commercial model to a commercial advertising model would have dramatically negative consequences for many of the communities that public broadcasters serve.”
...like what!? The libs that get thier “news” from PBS would have to “suffer” by listening to paid commercials? ALL public stations need to be put on alert that federal funding is over in say 6 months and they’ll have to learn how to actually EARN an income or go out of biz. Period.
I remember when the comics used to call ‘PBS’ the Petroleum Broadcasting System. But since they no longer ‘contribute’ in the way they did in the 70’s, so-called ‘Public Broadcasting’ has changed from ‘educational’ to ‘propaganda’................
I think some states like Maine and New Jersey (Republican governors) have made efforts to defund or sell off their
public radio/state-run stations! Paul Lepage. Chris Christie.