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Public broadcasting: Individual giving and underwriting revenue for public radio (2016)

Year Individual Giving Underwriting
2008 $242,000,000 $183,000,000
2009 $256,000,000 $163,000,000
2010 $267,000,000 $165,000,000
2011 $284,000,000 $164,000,000
2012 $291,000,000 $177,000,000
2013 $308,000,000 $178,000,000
2014 $317,000,000 $189,000,000

Note: All figures are fiscal year; inflation-adjusted calculations provided by Public Media Futures Forum. Source: Public Media Futures Forum. “State of the News Media 2016”

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