GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Public broadcasting stations across Michigan are grappling with a devastating $24 million funding cut after lawmakers voted to eliminate support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, threatening local programming and potentially forcing some stations off the air.
The cuts will impact six public television stations and about a dozen public radio stations statewide, with some facing the loss of nearly half their operating budgets.
WGVU in Grand Rapids will lose $1.4 million annually, representing 18% of the station’s total budget, according to general manager Jim Rademaker…