Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will shut down after funding cut

[1srelluc]

Does not sound legit to me, I thought they had a big-ass trust and did not need the 1% the .gov was providing.



Well maybe it is legit....Huh.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/corporation-public-broadcasting-close-after-funding-cut-blow-local-media-2025-08-01/

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts.

www.pbs.org

OK, I get it, CPB is the bunch that handled .gov money.

 

[Blaster]

I never watched.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Why not use advertising?
PBS is free advertising for Muppet merchandise.

 

[Hellokitty]

 

[JGalt]

Promises made, promises kept.

 

[Dekster]

Well at least Trump has spared us any more overly hyped Ken Burns documentaries.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Does not sound legit to me, I thought they had a big-ass trust and did not need the 1% the .gov was providing.



Well maybe it is legit....Huh.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/corporation-public-broadcasting-close-after-funding-cut-blow-local-media-2025-08-01/

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts.

www.pbs.org

OK, I get it, CPB is the bunch that handled .gov money.

.

Well, if it's true, it's suicide. They did it to themselves.


.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I never watched.

.

I used to watch Nova and some classical music programs.


.

 

[DGS49]

What Trump should do is appoint a BUSINESSMAN to head up the CPB, and have him structure a transition from public funding to "other" funding, with commercials, donations and whatnot, to save the programming that is worth saving. I personally find a lot of their content to be worth watching.

But none of the coverage of this "catastrophe" will mention the facts that (1) Congress has no Article I "power" to fund public broadcasting, or (2) the rational for creating public television is totally obsolete.

 

[The Duke]

Does not sound legit to me, I thought they had a big-ass trust and did not need the 1% the .gov was providing.



Well maybe it is legit....Huh.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/corporation-public-broadcasting-close-after-funding-cut-blow-local-media-2025-08-01/

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts.

www.pbs.org

OK, I get it, CPB is the bunch that handled .gov money.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

PBS already charges for their streaming service.

They should just start charge for their advertising.

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[Hellbilly]

I never watched.

Nobody cares

 

[BothWings]

I heard they're going to rename their network TDS.