After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, N.C., the sound coming from open car windows as residents tried to get cell service last fall was Blue Ridge Public Radio.

“If this executive order moves forward, it will significantly impact Valley PBS,” said President and CEO Robert Mollison. Federal funding makes up about 20% of the station’s budget. National public media executives pushed back against the order Friday morning, calling it unlawful and “an affront to the First Amendment rights.”

Public broadcasters are “at risk” after President Donald Trump moved to cut off federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio, but the TV and radio stations plan to fight what they called a “blatantly unlawful” move.