Station: NVNF

Show: Daniel Costello

Guest: Tipton

Link: http://www.kvnf.org/news/news-archives/chautauqua-interview-with-congressman-elect-scott-tipton

Date: 12/10/2010

Topics: Obamacare, Grand Junction Healthcare Industry, Dream Act, In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens, Boarder Security, Red Card Solution, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Bush Era Tax Cuts, Single Subject laws, Wikileaks, Public Radio Funding

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Host: “Our station receives about a third of our budget from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and that’s because we are a rural station. Urban stations, it’s more like 5 percent of their budgets or 10 percent of their budgets. But there has been a proposal to cut off funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which would have an effect on rural stations in Colorado, particularly this district. Do you have a position on Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding yet?”

Tipton: You know, we’ll take a look at that. I happen to have a little more empathy, obviously, for our rural stations, as opposed to urban stations, which have resources that they are able to draw from and other outside sources. A lot of our local public radio stations do provide a valuable service and serve our local communities. Will it be at the same amount? I don’t know. We’re all going to have to tighten our belts.