WETS-FM 'Will Still Be Here,' Station Director Says

WETS-FM 'will still be here,' station director says

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — WETS-FM, Northeast Tennessee's public radio station, saw an increase in support from listeners after Congress voted to cut funding for public broadcasting. Before the cuts, WETS-FM received an annual Community Service Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting amounting to roughly $100,000. (Photo: WJHL) Station Director Chad Barrett said Thursday that WETS-FM already has the Community Service Grant for next …

Tennessee's Public Media Stations Resolve to Fight Funding Cuts - Real News Now

Despite substantial financial setbacks caused by recent groundbreaking legislative reductions, leading figures of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) in Tennessee have made a clear commitment to their audience: they’re not backing down without a struggle. The community gathered at Nashville’s PBS station on August 7, where live recordings for the local talk show, ‘Slice of Community,’ typically take place. The s…