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Mississippi Public Broadcasting requests $20 million for towers, education programming and security
Summary
Mississippi Public Broadcasting told the Appropriations committee it seeks $20 million in state funding for operations, education services and capital upgrades, citing emergency-alert responsibilities and plans to expand distance learning to cover about 54,100 students.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting asked the Appropriations committee for $20 million in state funding, outlining plans to maintain statewide emergency-alert coverage, expand remote classroom programming and complete tower-site infrastructure upgrades.
The request included $4.9 million to the general fund, a $2.1 million education enhancement fund allocation and a combined $6.4 million from the EEF/CEF capital fund, the presenter said. The agency also described $3.1 million it received previously for infrastructure work, nearly all of which has been spent.
MPB’s presenter told the committee the agency was created in 1966 with two explicit missions: emergency alerts and education. "Why does the legislature need to be funding the MPB?" the presenter asked, then answered that MPB is the primary partner with FEMA and the governor’s office…
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