The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a nonprofit that distributes federal funds to public radio and television stations in the United States, has announced it would be shutting down as the result of funding cuts under President Donald Trump.On Friday, the group issued a statement saying it had launched an “orderly wind-down of its operations” in response to recent legislation that would cut nearly $1.1bn of its funding.“Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” its president, Patricia Harrison, wrote.According to the statement, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would remain in operation for the next six months, albeit with a reduced staff.The majority of its employees will be let go on September 30. Then, a “small transition team” will remain through January 2026 to “ensure a responsible and orderly closeout”.The death knell for the nonprofit came last month in the form of two legislative actions.The first was the passage of the Rescission Act of 2025, which was designed to revoke funding that Congress approved in the past. The Rescission Act targeted federal programmes that Trump sought to put on the chopping block, including foreign aid and federal funding for public broadcasters.The Senate voted to pass the act by a margin of 51 to 48, and the House then approved it by a vote of 216 to 213.The second legislative wallop came on July 31, as the Senate Appropriations …
