Overview

• CPB awarded a five-year, $57.9 million grant to Public Media Infrastructure to manage public radio distribution through 2030.
• PMI’s founding partners include American Public Media Group, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, New York Public Radio, PRX and the Station Resource Group.
• NPR, which has operated the Public Radio Satellite System since 1979, argues the Public Broadcasting Act requires CPB to fund the station-designated PRSS manager and alleges CPB reneged under political pressure.
• CPB says the decision serves the long-term interests of public radio and criticizes NPR for litigation that it argues diverts scarce resources.
• The dispute unfolds as Congress rescinded CPB appropriations and public media subsidies expire with the new fiscal year, with Judge Randolph D. Moss setting the TRO hearing for Tuesday morning.