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New Mexico
Broadcast Thursdays at 7 p.m., KRWG-TV’s Newsmakers features the people, places, and events that shape the community. From mid-September through late April on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., students from New Mexico State University present a 30-minute newscast, News 22.
KENW-TV in Portales produces Creative Living, a variety program featuring topics on foods/nutrition, clothing and fashion, home furnishings, health and beauty, art, travel trends, computers, and education.
Saturday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m., KUNM-FM in Albuquerque broadcasts The Children’s Radio Hour, featuring the latest news and announcements about kids’ events in New Mexico as well as a selection of music, stories, and poetry.
Other Programs & Projects
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AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange “Uprooted”
Displaced since 1996, Noris and her family have been living in the refugee shelter of Villa España on the outskirts of Quibdó, Colombia, a growing city on the Pacific Coast that is home to thousands... Continue Reading
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World Multicast Channel [R&D]
This grant will fund research and development for the World channel, a transmedia and multicast platform for diverse public media content using experimental technology that enables peer-to-peer collaborations between stations. Continue Reading
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StoryCorps 2010-2011
StoryCorps is a public media initiative that celebrates American lives through listening. It provides a quiet and focused environment where two people can speak intimately about their lives and experiences. Continue Reading
By the Numbers
2010 Total
$4,253,525
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Digital
$180,364
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Fiscal Stabilization Grant
$313,744
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Other System Support
$80,764
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Radio Community Service Grant
$1,119,584
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Television Community Service Grant
$2,559,069