[cma-l] Alaska community radio station and funding threat from Trump

[Richard Hilton]

Interesting article about the impact Trump's proposed budget could have of this small community station in Alaska where they broadcast in an Eskimo language called Eskimo Yupik that is spoken in over 65 percent of the households.

http://www.vox.com/videos/2017/3/24/15049292/kyuk-alaska-public-radio-trump-budget-defunding-publicmedia

Worth reading for the bit about public safety; their traffic reports cover issues that thankfully you won't ever hear in this country!


Richard

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