Press release | Corporation for Public Broadcasting deals with operations after loss of federal funding
Washington, DC (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an ordered decline in its operations following the adoption of a federal attractions and publication of the FY 2026 of the Senate Credit Committee, Health and Human Services, and related agencies (Labour -H) Bill, which excludes funding for CPB For the first time more than five decades.
For almost 60 years, CPB has conducted its congress mission to build and maintain a public media system that informs, educates and serves communities across the country. Thanks to partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming and essential services for Americans in each community.
“Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote and asked the Congress to preserve Federal Funding of CPB, we are now faced with the difficult reality of the closure of our operations,” said CPB president and chief executive officer Patricia Harrison. “CPB remains determined to assume its fiduciary responsibilities and support our partners thanks to this transition with transparency and care.”
CPB has informed its employees today that the majority of personnel positions will end with the closing of the financial year on September 30, 2025. A small transitional team will remain until January 2026 to ensure a responsible and orderly closing of operations. This team will focus on compliance, final distributions and the resolution of long -term financial obligations, in particular by guaranteeing the continuity of musical rights and royalties which remain essential to the public media system.
“Public media were one of the most reliable institutions in American life, offering educational opportunities, emergency alerts, civilian discourse and a cultural link with all the country,” said Harrison. “We are deeply grateful to our system partners for their resilience, their leadership and their unshakable dedication to serve the American people.”
The Board of Directors and the CPB management work in close collaboration to meet the legal, financial and operational requirements of the closure. CPB will regularly provide updates and advice to stations and producers who sail in the deep challenges to come.
About CPB
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a non -profit private company authorized by Congress in 1967, is the federal government’s investment guard in public broadcasting. It helps support operations of more than 1,500 public television and radio stations managed and operated locally nationally. CPB is also the largest source of financing for research, technology and development of programs for public radio, television and related online services. For more information, visit www.cpb.org and follow us on Facebook, Linkedin and subscribe to updates by email.
