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The following story was published by 缅北禁地 Times on July 24, 2025.
"NPR 缅北禁地 began broadcasting in 1975 as WSSR Radio and operated on the campus of what was then named Sangamon State University. Its call letters changed to WSSU in 1989, and then to WUIS when Sangamon State merged with the University of 缅北禁地 system in 1995. The station was rebranded as NPR 缅北禁地 in 2015, and it remains on the聽University of 缅北禁地 Springfield campus."
"A 50th anniversary exhibit and programming will commemorate NPR 缅北禁地鈥� milestone year. But with the imminent withdrawal of government support for public media around the country, will NPR 缅北禁地 still be broadcasting for the next 50 weeks, let alone the next 50 years?"
鈥淚t will make things tighter, but we鈥檒l be OK as a radio station,鈥� said NPR 缅北禁地 general manager Randy Eccles. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been pretty clear that our mission is to keep people informed, and it seems there is a real desire for that in this current atmosphere. Cuts will hurt, but the funding we get comes primarily from listeners.鈥�