联邦资金的削减威胁到了农村广播电台的关闭,影响当地新闻的获取。 Federal funding cuts threaten closure of rural radio stations, impacting local news access.

联邦削减公共媒体资金可能迫使农村地区小型地方广播电台削减或关闭工作人员。 Federal cuts to public media funding could force small local radio stations in rural areas to cut staff or close. 服务于西弗吉尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州部分地区的Allegheny山地电台依靠公共广播公司高达65%的预算。 Allegheny Mountain Radio, serving parts of West Virginia and Virginia, relies on up to 65% of its budget from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 随着国会削减11亿美元,电台担心它们可能无法继续提供重要的当地新闻和社区信息。 With Congress slashing $1.1 billion, stations fear they may not be able to continue offering vital local news and community information.