PBS, NPR Stations Struggle with Trump-Fueled Government Funding Cuts

Congress cut $1.1 billion in funding for PBS and NPR. Here's how struggling stations are coping

When Congress decided this summer​ to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting​​, it left some 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations to figure out what that means.

PBS, NPR stations struggle with government funding cuts

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 struggle with funding cuts

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.

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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