Receipt

One point one billion dollars in federal funding for public radio and television stopped in July twenty twenty-five. A rescissions package eliminated it.

• F1 ← “One point one billion dollars in federal funding for public radio and television stopped in July twenty twenty-five” ⇢ The July 2025 rescissions package eliminated $1.1 billion in previously approved CPB funding covering fiscal years 2026 and 2027

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributed federal funds to more than fifteen hundred local public radio and television stations since nineteen sixty-seven. Millions depended on that network.

• F2 ← “The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributed federal funds to more than fifteen hundred local public radio and television stations since nineteen sixty-seven” ⇢ CPB — the conduit that has distributed federal funds to more than 1,500 local public radio and TV stations since 1967

WPBS in Watertown, New York lost about one million dollars. That was a third of its budget. The station cut its workforce by thirty percent.

• F4 ← “WPBS in Watertown, New York lost about one million dollars” ⇢ WPBS in Watertown, New York lost about $1 million
• F4 ← “a third of its budget” ⇢ lost about $1 million — a third of its budget
• F4 ← “cut its workforce by thirty percent” ⇢ and reduced its workforce by 30 percent

KUAC in Fairbanks lost one point two million dollars and reduced its overnight broadcasts. Basin PBS in West Texas lost forty-eight percent of its revenue.

• F4 ← “KUAC in Fairbanks lost one point two million dollars and reduced its overnight broadcasts” ⇢ KUAC in Fairbanks lost $1.2 million and cut overnight broadcasts
• F4 ← “Basin PBS in West Texas lost forty-eight percent of its revenue” ⇢ Basin PBS in West Texas lost 48 percent of its revenue

CPB cut roughly seventy percent of its staff and began closing out grants after October first with no new funding. Yet some metropolitan stations saw donation surges.

• F3 ← “CPB cut roughly seventy percent of its staff and began closing out grants after October first with no new funding” ⇢ CPB cut roughly 70 percent of its staff and began closing out grants after October 1 with no new funding
• F6 ← “some metropolitan stations saw donation surges” ⇢ Some metropolitan stations saw donation surges after the cuts

When the federal conduit closes, the bill moves elsewhere. It lands on listeners, on foundations, on whoever steps in to fill the void.