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About Public Media Infrastructure

PMI is an independent nonprofit forging the next era of infrastructure and innovation for the American public media system.

Funded through a five-year, $47 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — one of the last awarded by CPB before it lost its federal funding — PMI was created by five leading public media organizations with a shared goal: to ensure local stations have the tools, technology, and support they need to keep serving their communities in the post-CPB era.

Local stations do vital work — producing local news, music, and cultural programming; convening and reflecting their communities; and filling critical gaps left by commercial media. The technological infrastructure that powers this essential service is costly and complex. PMI believes that individual public media organizations shouldn’t have to divert resources from their core mission of serving their communities in order to build and maintain deep technology expertise.

PMI was founded to relieve this burden by offering stations of all sizes modern technology services and infrastructure that is scalable and sharable across the industry. By creating system-wide solutions, PMI allows stations to do the work they are uniquely positioned to do for their communities, while operating more efficiently, strengthening revenue, engaging audiences in new and innovative ways, and building capacity for the future.

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APMG is proud to help launch PMI as a collaborative model for innovation in public media distribution. Together, we can create the next generation of infrastructure for a nation-wide network of stations that serve local communities with reliable local news, music, and information.

Jean TaylorPresident and CEO, American Public Media Group
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PRX has long believed in the power of technology to expand access to storytelling. Through PMI, we’re excited to bring proven digital platforms to the entire system, ensuring that stations of all sizes can distribute, monetize, and measure their content across every platform where audiences are listening — also strengthening the connection between communities and trusted journalism.

Kerri HoffmanCEO, PRX
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As a former chair of the NPR Distribution and Interconnection Committee, I can attest to the central role the Public Radio Satellite System has played for decades. PMI is committed to working collaboratively with NPR and PRSS to ensure continued service to the public radio system while also innovating and adapting to both the rapid changes in technology and the evolving needs of stations everywhere.

LaFontaine OliverExecutive Chair, NYPR and Chair, PMI's Board of Directors
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Small, rural, and community stations are the lifeblood of local public service in America. This new interconnection structure ensures that their unique challenges are represented in the future of public media distribution.

Rima DaelCEO, National Federation of Community Broadcasters
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This is a truly profound moment for public broadcasting. The cuts to federal funding come at an already tumultuous time—two decades into a local news crisis, in a fast-moving and radically disruptive media context thats altered the audience habits and revenue models that have been successful for local public radio stations. PMI will provide the infrastructure and support that works for both local stations and national producers in the 21st century, ensuring that these valuable community assets will also thrive in the digital age.

Bill DavisPrincipal of the Station Resource Group