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CPB to shut down in 2026, South Plains Radio affected

With the passing and signing of the Rescissions Act of 2025, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will be shut down.

Bruce Ramer on CPB Shutdown: ‘A Good Part of Public Radio and Broadcasting Will Be Out of Business’

The repercussions will be enormous. Venerable entertainment lawyer Bruce Ramer, of Gang Tyre Ramer Brown and Passman, tells ...
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CPB to shut down in 2026, ending 50 Years of PBS and NPR

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will shut down in 2026 after federal funding cuts, threatening the future of PBS and NPR’s local stations across the U.S.
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CPB, funder of NPR and PBS, to shut down after Congress cancels funding

CPB, funder of NPR and PBS, announced the decision Friday weeks after Congress canceled previously approved funding, which slashed over $1 billion in a spending cuts package requested by President ...
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The CPB, the agency that spawned NPR, PBS and modern public media, begins winding down

The Senate Appropriations Committee failed to include future funding in the latest budget pass. WHYY says its future remains though other area stations face challenges.
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CPB to wind down after federal funding loss

CPB is beginning a “wind-down” and letting go of most of its staff on Sept. 30 following congressional rescission of its ...

Trump's fund cuts: CPB to shut down after GOP slashes funding; 'trashed decades of democracy' say critics

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is set to wind down operations following a successful Republican effort to ...
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WTVP responds to CPB’s decision to shut down operations

WTVP CEO Jenn Gordon has responded to the CPB's decision to shut down, stating that WTVP has no plans to close and is asking ...