Overview
- Leaders announced the vote to dissolve the 58-year-old Corporation for Public Broadcasting, created in 1967 to steward federal support for public media.
- Republican-led rescissions passed last summer at President Donald Trump’s urging clawed back roughly $1.1 billion, ending CPB’s ability to carry out its mandate.
- CPB will distribute remaining funds, support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, and preserve its records in partnership with the University of Maryland.
- The organization had been winding down since August, shedding most of its roughly 100 staff by Sept. 30 and keeping a small transition team through January 2026.
- NPR, PBS and most local stations continue operating on other revenue sources, but analysts warn smaller and rural outlets face heightened risk of cuts or closure in the coming years.