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The donation of KSYV will help KCLU extend its broadcast to audiences that are difficult to reach due to challenging terrain.

Today’s higher education leaders face unprecedented financial pressures. What is your station doing to help them solve their problems?

While it’s too soon to project whether the station in central Pennsylvania will have layoffs, GM Isabel Reinert said it is clear that there is no way to deal with the budget challenges without addressing staffing.

In an email to staff, outgoing CEO Matt Moog and board chair Robert Pasin said that revenues “are not growing to support our mission.”

The job cuts affected staff working in children's media, local news and the Interactive Engagement Group, among other units.

"Surely, we are capable of changing when the stakes are so high and the consequences of failure so dire. And make no mistake: the stakes are high."

The buyouts aim to cut expenses by about 10% in the first phase of the station's budget reduction plan.

A proposal to be forwarded to stations allocates $7.6 million of PBS’ own funds for strategic priorities.

“As KCUR continues to grow and develop to better serve the community, we seek a more active role in the shared future of this organization,” the employees said.

The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.