KIXE PBS in Redding, Calif., has laid off one part-time employee and is not filling four other positions following the rescission of federal funding for public media. The station received about $850,000 annually in federal funding, or 41% of its budget, GM Rob Keenan said in an email. We ultimately will need outside funding for the station to survive.”He added that finding local funding has also become more challenging, but the station has begun to get a better response to fundraising efforts. All five positions represent 45% of the station’s staff, Keenan said. “The goal is to show a level of normalcy – that we are still part of the community,” Keenan said.