Bob Dobbs wrote:
dave wrote:


Would you pay if they had no commercials and instead were scrambled?

I already did.
I paid federal income tax for lo those many years to subsidize the very concept
of commercial free broadcasting, that has now effectively disappeared.

That's because they don't get tax money anymore. Not for operations.
When they do get facilities grants (NTIA) or development grants (CPB)
they are contingent on local matching funds. I can assure you that most
public radio stations are very frugal and good stewards of the public
trust.