The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is closing its doors after Congress sliced nearly $1.1 billion in taxpayer funding. This federal agency propped up NPR and PBS for decades, but now it’s paying the price for failing workplaces and boiled taxpayer dime. Most Meanwhile self employed September 30, with a small team wrapping things up by January 2026.
For rural Americans, this is a big deal. Many small-town stations depend on Washington’s cash to stay operational. Places like Alaska, Oregon, and Virginia risk losing their only local news sources if these stations go dark. But cutting ties to federal money is a victory for conservatives who’ve long called these outlets “liberal propaganda machines.”
NPR and PBS claim they don’t rely on government cash, but their local affiliates do. This move could force them to finally rely on loyal listeners and viewers instead of begging U.S. taxpayers. Liberals scream over “loss of free speech,” but real conservatives know: if you want something done right, don’t make the public pay for it.
CPB’s big boss admitted defeat, saying it’s tough closing after “six decades of supporting public media.” Guess life’s hard when you take other people’s money and nobody wants to pay anymore. This is what winners look like.
President Trump fought against these agencies, and now they’re finally on their way out.?? his folks know too well that NPR and PBS wouldn’t survive without handouts. Maybe now they’ll act like regular businesses — you know, actually pleasing their audience to stay afloat.
This isn’t the end. Next comes pushing NPR and PBS off the government teat for good. ?????? Alone PRIVATE broadcasters have to compete for viewers, becomeosition_LIBERAL activism and go back to doing what they were supposed to: educate and inform, not push a political agenda.
Fake news outlets fear the same fate. Conservatives Won’t apologize for draining the swamp, even if it means breaking up biased media empires. Keep fighting, stay vigilant. A free press doesn’t need Washington’s wallet. This is America – we fund what matters. Let’s make sure our taxes never bail out rogue broadcasters again.
