$500,000,000 I think is the annual budget for PBS. Think about that for a minute.
And they are constantly fund raising.
I thought about it for about 30 seconds and concluded that the only purpose of a public broadcast system should be to keep the public informed in the event of emergency. Like flooding. Widespread power outages—EMPs, Invasion. Plagues. That sort of stuff. So that citizens with alternate power source radios can keep up with what’s happening. So all you need is some transmitters, generators, a couple of studios with small staffs and that will take care of it. When nothing’s happening, they can just broadcast music. Something for everyone. I like jazz from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s and that’s most enjoyable to me at night. Country is cool. Classical is good. Rock for a change of pace. Even hop-hip and wrap for the ghettos. Might even set up some micro studios and low power ‘mitters in the slums just to keep them grooving during the emergencies.