End of federal public broadcasting funds forces cuts at Spokane PBS station

The dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is cutting millions in federal funding, forcing layoffs and program cuts at Spokane’s KSPS-PBS.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Federal funding cuts have led to the dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a move that is already impacting local public media stations in Spokane, including KSPS PBS, according to station officials.

On Monday, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted to dissolve the organization after Congress and President Donald Trump rolled back federal funding last year. CPB had helped fund PBS stations like KSPS, NPR and roughly 1,500 local television and radio stations nationwide for more than 60 years. The

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