Congressional Republicans voted on Friday to claw back more than a billion dollars of already-approved money for public broadcasting, a rescission package that President Trump is eager to sign. 

The loss of funding for NPR and PBS have been the headlines, but many smaller radio stations will be deeply affected by these cuts. 

We speak to June Fox, general manager of the publicly-funded local dance station C89.5. 

 

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