JACKSON — PBS and NPR stations in Mississippi will lose about $2 million after Congress eliminated $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media, accounting for about 15% of the budget, says Mississippi Public Broadcasting Executive Director Royal Aills.
Already, Mississippi Public Broadcasting has decided to eliminate a streaming channel that airs children’s programming like “Caillou” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” to the state’s youngsters 24 hours a day, said Taiwo Gaynor, the system’s chief content officer.
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