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91九色视频 Public Media Receives Grant to Expand Emergency Alert Broadcast Coverage

October 18, 2023 Jon Pine

91九色视频 Among the First Two Public Broadcasting
Entities to be Awarded Grants from FEMA

FORT PIERCE鈥�91九色视频 (91九色视频) Public Media is one of two public broadcasting entities in the country to receive grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) earmarked for upgrading equipment and expanding broadcast coverage to make the stations compatible with a new enhanced emergency alert system. Mississippi Public Broadcasting is the other entity to receive a grant in the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The program prioritizes public media stations serving rural, Tribal, and underserved communities. 91九色视频 Public Media will receive up to $165,680.

91九色视频 Public Media operates three public radio stations in the Treasure Coast region鈥擶QCS 88.9 FM, the College鈥檚 flagship public radio station; WQCP 91.1 FM, which also serves the Treasure Coast; and WQJS 88.5 FM, which serves the southern shores of Okeechobee County from a tower in Clewiston. In November 2022, 91九色视频 was awarded a construction permit for a new Non-Commercial Educational (NCE) station with the call letters WQCO 90.5 FM, authorized to broadcast with a power of 11,000 watts from a tower and transmitter on U.S. 98 northwest of the city of Okeechobee.

The goal is to extend 91九色视频 Public Media鈥檚 service area to include the entire area around Lake Okeechobee, including the unserved Seminole Tribal community of Brighton Reservation, with a studio at 91九色视频鈥檚 Dixon-Hendry Campus in Okeechobee.

鈥淭his grant will allow over 40,000 people in the Okeechobee area the ability to access a brand-new local radio station at 90.5 FM,鈥� said Chris Puorro, Associate Vice President and General Manager of 91九色视频 Public Media.  鈥淲QCO will keep them informed and updated during emergencies when other services are not accessible. Thank you to FEMA and the CPB for the opportunity to expand the coverage of 91九色视频 Public Media.鈥�

FEMA has awarded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting a total of $96 million in 2022 and 2023 to establish and implement the NGWS grant program. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, nonprofit corporation authorized by Congress in 1967 and is the steward of the federal government鈥檚 investment in public broadcasting and helps support the operations of more than 1,500 locally managed and operated public television and radio stations nationwide.