KDP Statement on Republican Vote to Pull Funding from Rural Radio and Television Stations

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, in the wake of the U.S. House voting to claw back more than $1.1 billion from local public television and radio stations like WEKU, WKYU and KET, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement condemning the latest Republican betrayal of rural Kentuckians:

“Kentucky’s Republican congressmen just voted to snatch money from the people who keep their constituents informed. Public broadcasting is what makes everything from weather alerts to breaking local news accessible in every Kentucky zip code. Rescinding this funding — which the House approved just weeks ago — is a cynical political move that could doom stations outside of big cities, leaving rural families in the dark.”