Alabama Public Television leaders say donations have increased since choosing to stick with PBS, while WLRH, a radio station in Huntsville, saw a dramatic loss of financial support after dropping National Public Radio (NPR).
Supporters say the same could happen if APT drops PBS.
At an APT board meeting on Tuesday, supporters of Huntsville’s WLRH and APT, both governed by Alabama Educational Television Commissioners, filled the room, pleading with the commission to continue its relationship with PBS…