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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down Following $1.1 Billion Funding Cut

Federal funding cuts have prompted local stations to launch emergency fundraising campaigns with NPR and PBS drawing on diversified budgets to sustain flagship programs.

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

  • CPB announced on August 1 that it will begin an orderly wind-down, ending most staff positions by September 30, 2025, and retaining a transition team through January 2026.
  • Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in CPB appropriations as part of a $9.4 billion spending-cuts package driven by President Trump’s May executive order on taxpayer subsidies to media.
  • Over 1,500 locally owned public radio and television stations face budget shortfalls, spurring donation surges in states like Colorado (6,000 contributions) and North Carolina (over $1 million raised).
  • NPR has pledged $8 million to support member stations, and both NPR and PBS receive under 15% of their revenues from federal funding as they pivot to corporate sponsorships, fees and audience contributions.
  • Producers confirm that NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series will continue uninterrupted thanks to funding sources independent of CPB grants.