US EditionPBS, NPR Stations Struggle with Trump-Fueled Government Funding Cuts
Public broadcasting stations face $1.1 billion funding loss causing budget shortfalls, layoffs, and programming cuts while raising emergency donations nationwide, NPR president said.
- Congress eliminated $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, leaving 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations to deal with significant budget cuts.
- Many stations launched emergency fundraising drives, with some like WHQR in North Carolina exceeding expectations by raising over $200,000 in three days.
- While no stations have shut down yet, job and programming cuts are already beginning as stations grapple with the sudden loss of federal funding.
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A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope — and survive. More than 500 radio and television stations are affected, and while some have issues in common, most…
PBS, NPR stations working to cope with -- and survive -- government funding cuts
Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members - at one point almost half - lived in Canada, and they were withdrawing support out of anger at President Donald Trump's desire to make the country the 51st member of the United States.
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PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts
Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — lived in Canada, and they were withdrawing support out of anger at President Donald Trump’s desire to make the country the 51st member of the United States.
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