Airwaves flowing from KVMR 89.5 FM in Nevada City preserve local identities across Northern California’s cities and towns, the station’s development director, Adriana Kelly, said. The U.S. House’s vote early Friday to cut public media funds threatens institutions that bind communities, she said.

Congress has approved the Trump administration’s plan to clawback $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting(CPB).The cuts will trickle down to local public radio stations, including Western North Carolina Window (WNCW) in Spindale and Blue Ridge Public Radio in downtown Asheville.