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  For Immediate Release  
  Contact: Phil Bloomer  
  Phone: (217) 403-4690  
April 18, 2006
 
Rep. Johnson Announces Public Broadcasting Grants
 

 

 

Washington, D.C. -  U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today announced the award of several individual grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to public television and radio stations around the 15th Congressional District.

The grants are the second installments of the stations’ fiscal year 2006 Community Services Grants.

Recipients in the 15th Congressional District include the following

WEIU, Charleston, $318,581

WILL-TV, Urbana, $425,004

WILL-FM, Urbana, $248,360

WEFT-FM, Champaign, $8,004

WGLT-FM, Normal, $75,744

Rep. Johnson, a member of the House Public Broadcasting Caucus, said the grants are used for the production or acquisition of local and national programming and to strengthen local outreach and educational initiatives.

The funds are distributed according to a statutory formula and are directly affected by the size of the CPB appropriation.

“This funding is critical for many of these stations that are providing essential and informative programming not available anywhere else,” Rep. Johnson said.

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