WUCF in Central Florida lost millions of dollars as federal funding was eliminated when Congress voted to rescind all federal funding for public media.
For WUCF, that means a loss of nearly $2 million that directly supports the educational resources, trusted national and local programming, jazz music, and emergency alerts provided across Central Florida. Since 2012, WUCF has carried the mission of public media to educate and inform in Central Florida.
WUCF also said that the loss of federal funding comes on the heels of a recent veto that also eliminated state funding for stations.
“This is not just about funding. It’s about protecting every Central Florida child who depends on free educational programming,” WUCF Executive Director Jennifer Cook said in a recent fundraising message…