I would like the name and number of the person who can provide guidance on how WVST can become a member of CPB.

Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). I apologize for the delay in our response. CPB provides funding to public broadcasting stations who meet the following requirements: the substantial majority of each station’s daily total programming hours broadcast on all of its channels, including its primary and additional multicast channels, must be devoted to CPB-Qualified Programming. The station must broadcast on a schedule of seven (7) days per week, fifty-two (52) weeks per year, for a total of at least 3,000 hours or fifty-eight (58) hours per week. The following types of stations are not Eligible Grantees: (a) stations that are closed-circuit; (b) stations that are managed and operated by and for students; (c) stations that primarily provide training programming to licensee employees, clients, and/or representatives; and/or (d) stations licensed to political organizations. To learn more about CPB’s station requirements please visit https://cpb.org/sites/default/files/Television%20Community%20Service%20Grant%20%28CSG%29%20General%20Provisions%20and%20Eligibility%20Criteria%2C%20FY%202024.pdf . To learn more about CPB’s grant making process go to www.cpb.org/grants .