I always figured Chattanooga’s PBS member station, WTCI, could be a self-sustaining entity. Now, just a few months after Congress, through its Rescission Act of 2025, ripped the financial rug out from under the station and its peers across the country by gutting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, my hunch is confirmed.
WTCI isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, as its financial runway — thanks in large part to “viewers like you” — extends well into 2027.
Chattanoogans have a long history of backing what they believe in, and I couldn’t be more proud of my friends and neighbors across this community for stepping in to keep WTCI going when the federal government unceremoniously stepped out.
But hear me now: We’re fortunate.
Just do a quick Google search and you’ll see what I mean.