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Public radio offers Americans great, free programming year in and year out.  Although National Public Radio, or NPR, does not outwardly align itself with any particular political party, many people consider it to be biased towards the liberal agenda.  Often, those people say that it is because the government funds public radio heavily, and the liberal constituency of the Democratic party has undue influence over the content and opinions put forward by NPR and its network of member stations around the country.  While some bias does appear to be present, you might be surprised to know just how little government funding helps keep NPR on the air.

In the following infographic, all of the sources of public radio funding are shown, along with the numbers of people who listen to and help privately fund NPR.  You will see how much time is spent each day underwriting public and private programming.  It may also surprise you that the biggest single contributor to public radio funding is the business sector, including companies that sell broadband internet and home security.