SDPB Plans for Local Program Cuts

SDPB plans for local program cuts

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - South Dakota Public Broadcasting is figuring out how to move forward without federal funding, which made up over 20% of its budget. This comes after President Trump signed a bill this week that will cut one billion dollars from Public Broadcasting as a whole. The South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications met Friday to discuss the impact federal cuts will have on SDPB. Shortly after the meeting …

Local public broadcasting cuts will happen Oct. 31 without new funding, director says

The South Dakota Educational Telecommunications Board meets in Sioux Falls on July 24, 2025. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)SIOUX FALLS — South Dakotans should know what stays and what goes at South Dakota Public Broadcasting — absent a philanthropic or state budget lifeline — within the next two weeks. Whatever happens, SDPB’s director says, the public will have two months’ notice before programs and voices disappear.  The recent congressi…

Public broadcasting games out a future without federal funding

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SD Public Broadcasting Cuts Will Happen Oct. 31 Without New Funding, Director Says

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakotans should know what stays and what goes at South Dakota Public Broadcasting — absent a philanthropic or state budget lifeline — within the next two weeks.