A major KYUK funding source is under threat by a proposed budget cut from the Trump Administration.
Funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) makes up about 60% of KYUK's annual budget. President Trump's proposed budget cuts CPB funding entirely.
Without the funding KYUK would be, "a hollow shell of what it is today," said general manager Shane Iverson in a recent interview with Matteen Mokalla of Vox Media.
Watch this Vox produced video to learn more about how cuts to KYUK funding would affect rural Alaskans.
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