Tribal stations are often the sole source of news, cultural programming and vital weather alerts in Indian Country. Radio industry leaders warn the cuts could leave millions without those essential services.

Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,

In a letter to Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, the head of a network of Native radio and television stations said a deal to ostensibly protect tribal stations was unworkable.

The U.S. Senate has approved a request from the Trump administration to rescind billions of dollars in previously adopted federal funding, including tens of millions of dollars meant for Alaska’s 27 public radio stations.

Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner sharply criticized the Republican attempt to cut funding for public broadcasting, calling it “a shortsighted effort.”

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said on Wednesday that rural radio stations in her home state could go out of business due to a recession package moving through Congress seeking to cut funding for

Radio Day by the Bay” Festival on July 19 features live radio plays, an auction for antiquarian tech and a boombox-building contest.

Klobuchar implied her Republican colleagues will “rubber stamp anything Donald Trump wants,” in reference to his executive order to end funding for NPR and PBS.