CPB, funder of NPR and PBS, to shut down after Congress cancels funding

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it will begin shutting down.

CPB, funder of NPR and PBS, announced the decision Friday weeks after Congress canceled previously approved funding, which slashed over $1 billion in a spending cuts package requested by President Donald Trump.

The administration has repeatedly accused NPR and PBS of liberal bias, which the organizations have repeatedly denied.

CPB said, in a statement, it will begin an "orderly wind-down" of its operations after nearly 60 years with the support of the federal government. It's not clear how many people in total will be laid off.

Currently, CPB helps support more than 1,500 locally owned public radio and television stations.