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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Begins Wind-Down Following Loss of Federal Funding

Most positions will be eliminated by Sept. 30 to comply with the loss of $1.1 billion in congressional funding.

With CPB shutting down, many are worried about NPR and PBS shuttering too, given that the entity helps fund both.
FILE - One of the control rooms at the Arizona PBS offices at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix is seen Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Oyan, File)
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Overview

  • The defunding sequence began in May with President Trump’s executive order and culminated in July when Congress rescinded $1.1 billion as part of a $9 billion cuts package and the Senate’s FY 2026 spending bill.
  • A transition team will remain through January 2026 to oversee compliance, final fund distributions and resolution of music licensing obligations after staff cuts take effect.
  • Since its creation under the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, CPB has distributed over $500 million annually to more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations for educational content, emergency alerts and cultural programming.
  • The Senate’s decision to exclude CPB from the FY 2026 appropriations marks the first time in over five decades that the organization has been left out of the federal budget.
  • Republican lawmakers hailed the shutdown as a victory against taxpayer-subsidized media bias, while public media advocates warn that rural and small-market stations face severe financial distress without CPB grants.