WASHINGTON DC -- Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted Monday to dissolve the organization.

The CPB is a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country since 1967. 

Patricia Harrison, the CPB President and CEO, stated, "CPB’s final act would be to protect the integrity of the public media system and the democratic values by dissolving, rather than allowing the organization to remain defunded and vulnerable to additional attacks"

CPB said it was financially supporting the American Archive of Public Broadcasting in its effort to preserve historic content and is working with the University of Maryland to maintain its own records.

PBS Michiana clarified on Monday that they will not being going anywhere. 

The CPB, PBS and NPR are all separate entities that have a long-standing relationship. CPB’s role has been to disperse federal funds and to manage large-scale contracts like music rights.

There have been no federal funds to disperse, since the rescission package passed in July.

Local stations like WNIT have dug deep and worked very hard to adjust budgets, make up the difference, and continue to serve communities. 

For more information, you can refer to their video series, Let Me Clarify with Amanda Miller Kelley, where they address some common questions and comments that PBS Michiana has received on recent funding cuts.