Financial Crisis Forces Pullman’s Public TV Station At WSU To Go Off The Air By The End Of The Year

Financial Crisis Forces Pullman’s Public TV Station At WSU To Go Off The Air By The End Of The Year

PULLMAN, WA – A budget crisis is forcing the public television station in Pullman at Washington State University to go off the air by the end of the year. The WSU administration announced in an online post this week that KWSU-TV will be shutting down. The move will not affect Northwest Public Broadcasting’s radio network which is also based at WSU’s Murrow College of Communication. The online announcement reports that shuttering KWSU-TV will red…

Budget cuts come to Northwest Public Broadcasting

KWSU-TV, which serves Pullman and Spokane, will be discontinued by the end of the year in an effort to reduce spending after federal budget cuts. WSU President Elizabeth Cantwell said in a video there will be “other operational reductions” to Northwest Public Broadcasting, which operates KWSU-TV. The cuts are intended to reduce NWPB’s annual operating budget by $1.8 million. The cuts will not affect any NWPB radio stations or KTNW, which serves …