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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private nonprofit created by Congress in 1967, announced Monday that its board of directors voted to dissolve the organization.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private nonprofit created by Congress in 1967, announced Monday that its board of directors voted to dissolve the organization.

This comes after Congress passed legislation in July 2025 rescinding $1.1 billion in federal funding previously allocated to the CPB for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The organization began winding down operations in August.

This comes after Congress passed legislation in July 2025 rescinding $1.1 billion in federal funding previously allocated to the CPB for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The organization began winding down operations in August.

Previously, President Donald Trump issued an executive order in May 2025 barring the CPB from funding NPR and PBS, stating that no media outlet has a constitutional right to taxpayer subsidies and asserting that Americans deserved fair and unbiased coverage.

Previously, President Donald Trump issued an executive order in May 2025 barring the CPB from funding NPR and PBS, stating that no media outlet has a constitutional right to taxpayer subsidies and asserting that Americans deserved fair and unbiased coverage.

Patricia Harrison, CPB's president and CEO, stated that the board's decision to dissolve rather than remain defunded was intended to "protect the integrity of the public media system the democratic values" in order to prevent the organization from becoming "vulnerable" to political manipulation.

Patricia Harrison, CPB's president and CEO, stated that the board's decision to dissolve rather than remain defunded was intended to "protect the integrity of the public media system the democratic values" in order to prevent the organization from becoming "vulnerable" to political manipulation.

The CPB helped support more than 1,500 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide, with over half of the 544 stations receiving funding considered rural, providing access to 99% of Americans.

The CPB helped support more than 1,500 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide, with over half of the 544 stations receiving funding considered rural, providing access to 99% of Americans.

As part of its closure, the CPB will distribute remaining funds and support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting in preserving historic content, with its own archives being preserved through a partnership with the University of Maryland.

As part of its closure, the CPB will distribute remaining funds and support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting in preserving historic content, with its own archives being preserved through a partnership with the University of Maryland.

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CPB’s dissolution is overdue. Taxpayer money should not fund NPR or PBS; news and arts belong to the marketplace, not the state. Ending federal subsidies protects free speech from a government thumb on the scale and pushes stronger, accountable programming.

CPB’s dissolution is overdue. Taxpayer money should not fund NPR or PBS; news and arts belong to the marketplace, not the state. Ending federal subsidies protects free speech from a government thumb on the scale and pushes stronger, accountable programming.

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CPB’s shutdown caps a long MAGA drive to bully public media off the air. Pulling federal support guts local stations, kids’ education and a vital check on power — classic authoritarian playbook. Free press shrinks while state-sanctioned media grows, and communities lose independent reporting.

CPB’s shutdown caps a long MAGA drive to bully public media off the air. Pulling federal support guts local stations, kids’ education and a vital check on power — classic authoritarian playbook. Free press shrinks while state-sanctioned media grows, and communities lose independent reporting.

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CPB’s dissolution is overdue. Taxpayer money should not fund NPR or PBS. News and arts belong to the marketplace, not the state, and should be allowed to compete on even ground with private media. Ending federal subsidies will protect free speech from a government thumb on the scale and push stronger, accountable programming.

CPB’s dissolution is overdue. Taxpayer money should not fund NPR or PBS. News and arts belong to the marketplace, not the state, and should be allowed to compete on even ground with private media. Ending federal subsidies will protect free speech from a government thumb on the scale and push stronger, accountable programming.

CPB’s shutdown caps a long drive by the MAGA movement to bully public media off the air. Pulling federal support guts local stations, kids’ education and a vital check on power. This is right out of the authoritarian playbook. The free press shrinks while state-sanctioned media grows, and communities lose independent reporting.

CPB’s shutdown caps a long drive by the MAGA movement to bully public media off the air. Pulling federal support guts local stations, kids’ education and a vital check on power. This is right out of the authoritarian playbook. The free press shrinks while state-sanctioned media grows, and communities lose independent reporting.

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