DoomsdaysCW<p>I've been collecting stories about how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPBFundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPBFundingCuts</span></a> will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a>, funder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts<br> <br>By Kerry Breen<br>Updated on: August 1, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Maher warned that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/defunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defunding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> poses 'a real risk to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a> of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures. </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rural</span></a> areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/storms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storms</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs-federal-cuts-operations-end/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/corporation-f</span><span class="invisible">or-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs-federal-cuts-operations-end/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeepingUsInTheDark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepingUsInTheDark</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicService</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcastingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcastingCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyAlerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyAlerts</span></a></p>