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Vermont Access Network asks Senate Government Operations for $1.89M to shore up community media
Summary
Laurie Gwen Davidian and Rutland PEG TV director Tom Latepole told the Senate Committee on Government Operations that community media face falling cable revenue and rising costs and requested inclusion of a $1.89 million FY27 appropriation (including a $90,000 one‑time radio allocation) to sustain local TV and radio services.
Laurie Gwen Davidian, public policy director of the CCTV Center for Media and Democracy, told the Senate Committee on Government Operations on April 2 that the Vermont Access Network and the Vermont Community Radio Network are seeking $1,890,000 in FY27 funding to preserve community television and radio services.
“For the record, I’m Laurie Gwen Davidian,” she said. Davidian asked the committee to include the request in its recommendations to Senate appropriations and explained that the House had separated the request out of H.935 and advanced it as part of the budget process.
Davidian gave a breakdown of the request: $1,800,000 to support 24 community media centers across the state and a $90,000 one‑time allocation for community radio stations. She said the governor’s budget recommended $1,350,000 and…
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