Since you have taken control of the local SoCal stations (KCET, KOCE, KLSC) you have fundraising EVERY WEEKEND. It is obnoxious. As well, you have decreased programming, showing the same things on all three channels. Where I used to be able to see different programming on each of them, more often than not, you get to see a rerun of something that has played on a sister station.
What are you doing with the money you raise? Doesn't seem that it is being used for new programming ( as is being "sold" on the fundraising script...
Really disappointed in public programming since PBS is in charge...
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February, 2022
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Thank you for contacting us with your concern about funding public media and its content. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting does not own, operate or control any local station. Further, local stations make their own decisions in regards to programming and CPB is prohibited from interfering in editorial or programming concerns. The public media system is a public-private partnership relying on multiple sources of funding in addition to the federal investment. Stations have always relied on donations from individuals to provide content to local communities and contributions from members to local stations are the largest single source of support for public television.