Corporation for Public Broadcasting winding down

Axios - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said on Friday it will begin winding down operations, following Congress' vote to cut nearly $1.1 billion in federal funding.

The decision is expected to severely impact local member stations of PBS and NPR that depend on federal support to operate.

CPB said it told its employees that the majority of positions will be eliminated Sept. 30 with a small transition team staying on through January 2026.

• "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations," CPB president and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement.
• "CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care," Harrison said.

Axios -   Both NPR and PBS said they remain committed to maintaining service after the closure of CPB.... While NPR and PBS nationally receive most of their funding from nongovernment sources, local member stations depend heavily on CPB.

• The share is significant for some specific stations — more than 90% for KCUW in Pendleton, Oregon; KUHB in St. Paul, Alaska; and WVLS in Monterey, Virginia, as Axios previously wrote.
• Local stations are often the only sources of local news in rural communities due to the decline of local newspapers.