Public Media Infrastructure

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Public Media Infrastructure (PMI) is an American non-profit corporation created to help local public media radio stations with distribution. [1] The corporation was founded by Public Radio Exchange, American Public Media Group, New York Public Radio, the Station Resource Group, and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. [2]

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History

PMI was founded in 2025 to provide services to local public media radio stations with technical infrastructure – distribution across platforms, analytics, and sponsorship. [3] It was established with a grant of up to $57.9 million dollars over five years from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. [4] PMI was established shortly following the announcement that the CPB would be closing. Following the end of federal funding, CPB ceased operations in January 2026. [5] National Public Radio filed a lawsuit against CPB alleging that they unlawfully yielded to political pressure by the Trump administration and withheld federal funds intended for NPR for interconnection purposes. [4] The lawsuit was latter settled. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Falk, Tyler (2025-12-18). "After uncertain start, Public Media Infrastructure charts a path forward". Current. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Public Media Organizations Unite To Chart Next Era For Public Radio". Insideradio.com. 2025-09-29. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting, Corporation for Public. "Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards Grant to Public Media Infrastructure for Public Radio Interconnection". cpb.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  4. 1 2 Folkenflik, David (2025-10-27). "NPR lawsuit alleges Corporation for Public Broadcasting gave in to political pressure". NPR. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  5. ↑ Neuman, Scott (2025-08-01). "Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down". NPR. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  6. ↑ Langan, Nick (2025-11-19). "NPR, CPB Settle Suit, but Public Media Wounds Are Evident". Radio World. Retrieved 2026-01-12.


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