It's looking more likely that the public television station in San Mateo will be sold by the Community College there. Recent cuts and fundraisers will not be able to offset the station's deficit according to an article posted by MercuryNews.com and originally published in the San Mateo County Times by Neil Gonzales. Among the cuts was the station's membership with PBS which meant it could no longer air staples like NOVA, Frontline and Masterpiece Theater/Mystery. KCSM was hoping to raise $1 million in donations, but have only raised $30,000 so far. They were also hoping to raise funds by leasing digital spectrum and airtime. That plan has also fallen short. The San Mateo County Community College District board gave Marilyn Lawrence until February 24th to come up with a plan to eliminate a $1million, deficit.
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