$32,000 cut will mean decreased programming for KFSK

Local public radio station KFSK is preparing for a $32,000 cut to their budget in the coming fiscal year, starting July 1.

“The legislature hasn’t passed a budget yet, but we do know pretty firmly that we have a 23 percent loss to our state operating grant because the public broadcasting money is not even in the agenda for the second session now,” KFSK General Manager Tom Abbott said during a meeting with nonprofit representatives last Thursday.

That equates to a $32,000 loss for the station, which Abbott said will be handled through cutting programming and increasing revenue through underwrit...