Supporters of public broadcasting warn the cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will force the closure of smaller rural stations across the country.

The company is among the first casualties of a vote to strip roughly $500 million in federal funding from NPR, PBS and local stations across the country.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributed grants to public media outlets PBS and NPR, is ceasing operations after almost six decades due to a loss of federal funding. Friday, August 1st,