Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – The Senate approved a $9 billion rescissions package cutting $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, risking closures of rural stations and reducing emergency alert services, officials said.
- On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed a measure by a 51-48 vote to withdraw $1.1 billion in federal support previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- The vote followed a decades-long campaign by conservative Republicans, including President Trump, citing perceived political bias and budget concerns.
- The funding cut threatens local stations, especially in rural areas reliant on CPB grants for emergency alerts, equipment, and essential community services.
- WNIN's president Tim Black said replacing the funding will require a "Herculean effort" and confirmed reserve funds will provide short-term support but cuts are inevitable.
- The elimination of federal funding could cause immediate severe cuts, station closures, and endanger public safety services in communities lacking alternative media sources.
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NPR, PBS defunded in final House vote. Trump signature is next
In a narrow vote just after midnight, the US House of Representatives passed a $9 billion rescissions package, reversing previously approved spending and sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The bill passed 216-213 at 12:04 am., following earlier Senate approval by a 51-48 margin. The legislation is the first rescissions package to […] The post NPR, PBS defunded in final House vote. Trump signature is next appeared first on Mu…
The Impact of Defunding NPR and PBS - Overpasses For America
Congress just voted to claw back $500 million in funding for public broadcasting. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains what will happen now to NPR, PBS and the many local stations that rely on the funding. Source link
Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk
The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This article was originally published by The Conversation. The U.S. Senate narrowly approved on July 16, 2025, a bill that would claw back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes money to NPR, PBS and their affiliate stations. The US$9 billion rescission package will wit…
WH Scoffs at NPR CEO's Claim That Funding Cut Would Risk Public Safety
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has brushed off NPR CEO Katherine Maher's assertion that slashing federal funding to the network would potentially be a risk to the public safety of the country.
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