The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helped fund NPR, PBS, and hundreds of local public radio and television stations nationwide, announced Monday that its Board of Directors has voted to dissolve the organization, ending its 58-year role following Congress’s decision to rescind all federal funding.
CPB said the move follows sustained “political attacks” and the loss of funding that made it impossible for the corporation to operate as intended under the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. Board members concluded that maintaining a defunded and nonfunctional entity would not serve the public interest and could expose the organization to political misuse or legal risk.
Board Chair Ruby Calvert said Congress’s action left CPB without any ability to continue supporting public media, calling the outcome devastating while expressing confidence that public media will persist and be revisited by a future Congress.
As part of its closure, CPB will distribute remaining funds in line with congressional intent and continue support for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. CPB’s historical records will be preserved with the University of Maryland and made publicly accessible.
