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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Close by September 2025 After Funding Cut

Lawmakers defended the $1.1 billion cut as enforcement of a presidential order targeting media bias, leading to an orderly wind-down of CPB.

Joan Ganz Cooney and the Sesame Street Muppets, 2015.
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Overview

  • The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a package rescinding $1.1 billion from CPB within a broader $9.4 billion cuts bill.
  • CPB announced on August 1 that most staff positions will end September 30, 2025, with a small transition team remaining through January 2026 to wrap up operations.
  • NPR pledged $8 million to support over 1,500 local public radio and television stations that depend on CPB grants.
  • PBS committed to uphold CPB’s legacy and maintain its public programming services despite the corporation’s closure.
  • Tiny Desk Concert producer Bobby Carter confirmed that the popular NPR series will continue unaffected by CPB’s shutdown.