"Let them survive on the listener's dime..."
They can't. Especially NPR. I do know people who enjoy some of the programming on PBS, but I don't know anyone who listens to NPR. The very few times I tried, all I heard about was gay rights - it didn't matter what the program was supposed to be about, that's what it turned into.
I worked for a contractor that listened to NPR. One episode was a review of heavily slanted conservative opinions in MSM and NPR "What should we do about it?"
Please! I almost ran the skil-saw through the radio.