The Public Broadcasting Company says it closes

The Public Broadcasting Company, the Federal Funds Channel to NPR and PBS, announced on Friday that it started to reduce its operations, given that President Trump had signed $ 1.1 billion in financing for public broadcasting during the fiscal year 2027.

This announcement follows a major vote for the party last month and agreed to the discounts in the general broadcast as part of a A $ 9 billion rescue package The White House, which also included discounts in external aid. While public media officials have kept the hope that legislators would restore some funds for the following budget year, the Senate Credit Committee rejected this on Thursday.

"Despite the exceptional efforts made by millions of Americans who summoned Congress, and asked for a petition to maintain Federal funding for CPB, we are now facing the difficult reality to close our operations," CPB and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement. "CPB is still committed to fulfilling responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care."

"The public media was one of the most reliable institutions in American life, as it provides educational opportunities, emergency alerts, civil discourse and cultural communication with all corners of the country." Harrison said.

CPB has reported that the majority of employees’ positions will be canceled with the closure of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025. He said that a small team would remain until January to January to January "Focus on compliance, financial distributions, and long -term financial obligations including ensuring the continuity of the rights of music and royalties that are still necessary for the public media system," According to the CPB statement.

Harrison noted that this is the first time in nearly 60 years, as Congress refused CPB financing. The non -profit company has been created to direct federal funds to public media stations throughout the country, both for programming and emergency alert systems.

Echo shock and sadness through the public media system on Friday.

"I really did not see a day as this separate institution, which was prepared to serve the public, is closed." Tim Bruno, General Manager of Radio Katskel, a subsidiary of NPR in New York State, said. "I don’t know what the sadness stage is now."

Earlier this summer, some stations began to lay off the employees in anticipation of federal financing. On Wednesday, WQD – which runs a television station and a classic radio station in Pittsburgh – announced plans to remove 35 percent of its employees.

Other operations, including the public media in Nashville, the public media in Louisville and Ko in Seattle, say it sees a significant increase in donations in response to discounts.

Trump and his allies in Congress have argued that the public media – especially NPR – is unfair to conservatives and waste taxpayers. NPR and PBS have denied bias.

NPR, which produces news programs such as Morning Edition and all the things that have been considered, depends on the direct federal funds of only a small part of its budget. But almost 1000 member stations Get a large portion of their operating revenues through CPB. Those in rural and poor areas in particular depend on CPB grants. Through the night PBS news watch and children’s programming, such as Daniel Tiger neighborhood, a TV program gets about 15 percent of its revenues from federal funds, as well as average member stations.

"The effects of this closure will feel through every public media organization, and most importantly, in every society throughout the country depends on public broadcasting," “The head of NPR and CEO Catherine Maher said in statement.

She said that NPR would respond "Up to support non -profit public radio stations and local press throughout the country, work to maintain the public media promise to comprehensive service, and support the highest standards for independent press and cultural programming in the service of our nation." The network pledged to take $ 8 million from its budget to help local stations in crises.

While Republicans in Washington accused the public media of bias, most Americans still support public broadcasting. A Harris poll last month I found that 66 percent of Americans support federal funding for public radio, with the same share called good value. Support included 58 percent of Republicans and 77 percent of Democrats. Online survey, which included 2,089 American adults, with an error margin at 2.5 percentage.

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