Indiana PBS director says public media isn’t going anywhere despite federal funding cuts

Tolkkinen: Rural MN radio stations reeling from federal funding cuts

MN's publicly funded radio stations such as White Earth's KKWE, or Niijii Radio, are to lose all federal funding, and the cuts will be felt most acutely in rural areas.

California’s NPR and PBS stations will cut staff and programs after funding slashed

Dozens of California public broadcasting stations will lose millions of dollars in funding after Republicans in Congress voted to strip them of federal funding, cutting off a vital lifeline in rural communities and limiting access to local news programming in an era of hyperpartisan national media. While California broadcasters are assuring audiences that they plan to keep their signals running, they also warn that cost-saving changes are inevit…

Detroit PBS Facing Tough Challenge After Federal Funding Pull

Photo: Ken Ruinard ~ USA TODAY NETWORK MICHIGAN, July 25, 2025 ~ The future of Detroit public television is uncertain as the federal government under the Trump administration looks to rescind $1.1 billion in funding towards public media. Detroit PBS television is facing job cuts due to funding cuts passed by the House and awaiting a vote in the Senate, according to Crain’s Detroit Business, putting the journalism, educational children’s program…

Indiana PBS director says public media isn’t going anywhere despite federal funding cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump Administration’s bill to cut over a billion dollars in federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting passed Congress and is now heading to the President’s desk, where it will likely be signed into law.  Indiana PBS Director Mark Newman has been overseeing 17 dual licensing stations across the state, including WFYI in Indianapolis. While NPR and PBS’ funding from the federal government only makes up 2% an…

Trump bill cuts $330,000 at Blue Ridge Public Radio - Hendersonville Lightning

Your local radio news briefing, your children’s after-school PBS programming, emergency weather alerts during hurricanes, your tunes during the commute home — all of this could disappear under federal budget cuts to public media heading to North Carolina.