Donation FAQ
Why should I support Free Speech TV?If Free Speech TV is available for free on DISH Network and on 170 cable stations, why do you still need my donation?
How is my donation used?
Can I donate my old, run-down vehicle to help support Free Speech TV?
Is my financial contribution or vehicle donation tax-deductible?
I can't make a financial contribution at this time. How else can I support Free Speech TV?
Why should I support Free Speech TV
Networks that get money from the government and from advertisers are accountable to those funders;
such networks may be tempted to censor their programming in order to retain this support.
As viewer-supported television, Free Speech TV is accountable to viewers like you.
Free Speech TV can broadcast programming you'd never see on the commercial or government-funded networks.
Free Speech TV is community media, not corporate media.
If you value current affairs programming like Democracy Now!, if you value independently produced documentaries that take on controversial issues ignored by the mainstream media., and if you depend on Free Speech TV, please donate today.
Free Speech TV is a publicly supported, independent television network that is a project of
Public Communicators, Inc., a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible
to the full extent allowed by law.
If Free Speech TV is available for free on DISH Network and on
172 cable stations,
why do you still need my donation?
Free Speech TV does not receive financial support from any of the systems that carry our programming.
In fact, we are required to pay DISH Network for our carriage. Your donation will enable Free Speech TV
to continue delivering valuable, hard-to-see programs to millions of homes across the nation.
How is my donation used?
Donations from viewers will go towards the following:
- Expanding our program distribution to additional satellite, cable and video systems being built by phone companies-so that more and more people can see what's really going on behind the superficial stories served up by corporate media.
- Intensifying our efforts to alert our nation to social justice campaigns and to motivate people to become active participants in the democratic process.
- Offering an increased number of new more programs hours (fewer repeats!) and even better programming than ever before-programming that no other media outlet would dare to run, for fear of offending their corporate advertisers.
Can I donate my old, run-down vehicle to help support Free Speech TV?
Donating your car is a great way to clear your garage or driveway and support Free Speech TV.
It's easy--Just call 866-628-CARS (2277). Vehicles for Charity
will pick your vehicle up, process the title,
sell it at auction, and give the proceeds to FSTV.
Is my financial contribution or vehicle donation tax-deductible?
Free Speech TV is a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
All charitable contributions to Free Speech TV for the support of Free Speech TV are tax-deductible
to the full extent of the law.
I can't make a financial contribution at this time. How else can I support Free Speech TV?
First, remember that no gift is too small-every nickel counts at Free Speech TV.
But we realize that not everyone is in a financial position to support Free Speech TV
with a cash contribution. Below are several alternate ways to show your enthusiasm and support of Free Speech TV!
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Spread the word
Tell all your friends about us, or consider calling your local newspaper to encourage them to run a story about Free Speech TV. If they are interested they can contact us for more information. We don't have a large promotional budget, so our most effective way to spread the news about Free Speech TV is the positive word-of-mouth of our loyal viewers. -
Tell DISH Network and DirecTV.
Send a message to DISH Network about how much you appreciate having Free Speech TV as part of your channel lineup. If you're a DirecTV subscriber, let them know that you want to watch Free Speech TV on their system. To send a message to these companies, use the following links: DISH Network
DirecTV
- Let us know what you think about our programs. We love to learn what our viewers think about our programs, as well as what else they'd like to see. We particularly value stories about the impact our programs have had on you or your community. You can share your feedback with us in several ways: You can post a comment on our Online Community. You can send us an email at viewercomments(at)freespeech.org. Or you can record your program feed back by calling our toll-free comment line at 1-888-FSTV-TLK(1-888-378-8855).