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Senate Appropriations Committee Zeroes Out CPB Funding, Forcing Public Broadcaster to Wind Down

Erasing decades of bipartisan support through federal rescissions prompted CPB to wind down operations, cutting grants to local public media stations.

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting offices seen in January 1990 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • The FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services spending bill approved by the Senate panel contains no appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the first time since 1967.
  • Following Congress’s rescission of $1.1 billion at President Trump’s request, CPB announced it will end most staff positions on September 30, 2025.
  • A small transition team will remain through January 2026 to manage compliance, final grant distributions and music rights obligations.
  • CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison warned that the funding cutoff will inflict “irreparable harm” on small and rural stations that rely on federal grants for educational programming and emergency alerts.
  • Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Rosa DeLauro cautioned that the shutdown risks news blackouts and service disruptions in underserved and rural communities.