MARQUETTE, MI— WNMU-TV has received a $576,532 grant from the Public Media Bridge Fund to stabilize operations for the coming year.
The fund was established in response to the elimination of federal Corporation for Public Broadcasting Community Service Grants to public stations, including TV 13. The one-time funding allocations aim to provide a temporary boost to rural and underserved regions, where stations face a greater risk of losing local public media service.
WNMU Public Media General Manager Patrick Lakenen says the Bridge Fund’s grant will allow TV 13 to address critical infrastructure needs while protecting educational and national programming, public safety information, lifelong learning resources, and local productions that benefit viewers in its coverage area.
WNMU-FM, Public Radio 90 did not meet the eligibility criteria for this specific fund.
