Articles tagged as: PBS
July 18, 2025
Federal cuts threaten Indiana NPR and PBS stations. Here’s how much they could lose
The federal cuts total up to $13 million for the Indiana public media stations.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2025
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2025
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2025
Congress might cut funds to NPR/PBS this week. WFYI would be impacted
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.
Read MoreJune 12, 2025
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Read MoreJune 3, 2025
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
Read MoreMay 5, 2025
Local NPR and PBS stations reel as Indiana funding to end, federal aid targeted
Nearly $13 million in total state and federal public funding accounts for about 30% of the combined budgets of Indiana’s public media stations, according to a WFYI analysis of budget and funding data.
Read MoreMay 2, 2025
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".
Read MoreMay 31, 2024
WFYI announces reorganization; cuts one position, proposes eliminating two others
WFYI, the Indianapolis NPR and PBS affiliate, announced a reorganization that eliminated one position and proposed eliminating two others in its marketing and radio operations departments. It also announced that a hiring freeze on most vacancies would remain in effect.
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