CPB retains its independent status confirmed by the court, ensuring its board members remain following a presidential attempted removal. The Senate debates Trump's proposed $1.1 billion rescission request, which could critically impact public media funding. More than 70 percent of CPB's funding directly supports over 1,500 public broadcasters. A recent report warns that Trump's cuts may jeopardize operations of numerous public stations affecting nearly 13 million Americans by threatening their access to local public media services.
"We are very pleased that the Court recognized CPB is an independent, nonprofit corporation, free from governmental control or influence," CPB CEO Patricia Harrison said at the time.
"More than 70 percent of CPB's annual appropriation goes directly to more than 1,500 public television and public radio stations... The annual appropriation also funds TV and radio programming, as well as projects that benefit the entire public media system," the CPB said in a statement in May.
"The operations of 79 public radio and 33 TV stations across 34 states and territories are considered vulnerable to federal funding cuts," the report summary said.
"Nearly 13 million Americans live in communities under threat of losing their local public radio or television services due to potential funding cuts."
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