The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted Monday to dissolve itself after Congress eliminated its federal funding, effectively ending an institution that has supported public media since 1967.
The board chose to shut down entirely rather than remain a defunded shell organization, according to the Associated Press.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR, PBS and many local radio and TV stations — is officially shutting down, months after Congress passed spending cuts that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding. https://t.co/umjH6aq25f
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 6, 2026
The decision follows last summer’s move by Congress, backed by President Donald Trump, to cut funding for CPB, which has long distributed federal money to PBS, NPR, and hundreds of local stations.
CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said dissolving the organization was the best way to protect public media from further political pressure.
Republicans have argued for years that public broadcasting shows liberal bias, but those criticisms only translated into action during Trump’s second term with full GOP control of Congress.
Board chair Ruby Calvert said public media will survive despite the cuts. CPB will continue supporting archival preservation efforts before closing.
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