Not really hard at all. Any such funds would be to assist in the operation of certain rural public radio, perhaps TV, outlets meeting certain criteria. A bloated bureuacracy, as CPB had become, is not needed for such a straightforward effort.At least one republican is talking about restoring "some funding" for public radio in the next budget:
Bacon Presses House to Restore at Least Some Federal Public Broadcasting Money for FY26
communicationsdaily.com
The problem is how would it be distributed, now that CPB is gone? It's hard to put humpty dumpty back together.
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CPB to cease operations
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There is nothing "straightforward" about the federal government. Money first has to go to an agency to oversee disbursement. Someone has to be responsible over deciding which stations qualify for the funding. Congress doesn't get involved in that kind of minutia. There are agencies that specialize in grants to rural areas, and that may be how this is done.
CPB was actually very efficient in its disbursement of funds. Far more efficient than most other agencies. The rescission wasn't done because of a "bloated bureaucracy."
Agreed. It seemed to be mainly politically oriented to me.
It actually wasn't contributing much to the budget deficit, was it?
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The budget deficit continues to rise even after the so-called "efficiency" cuts. The money isn't going back to the taxpayers. It's being repurposed for other priorities.
Hypothetically is could be done through an existing agency like the National Endowment for the arts. Or a new subagency for funding public media could be created under the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities, but obviously that's not going to happen under the current administration.
If "some funding" for public radio were to be restored, is there anything stopping a new CPB from being created? It's not like the people who were running it before are no longer with us.
The president is seeking to defund them too. They don't have any oversight for rural areas. That falls under Agriculture or Commerce.
Then the president would be allowed to nominate a new board. Not a good idea.
Well, CPB isn't going to be resurrected to administer these funds or for any other reason. Something that was unnecessary for so long has no reason to return.
A new type of CPB could be formed when we eventually get the funding back.
I don't see where anyone is suggesting CPB will be "resurrected." But apparently there's republican interest in taxpayer funding of radio stations.
I guess they think it's OK when it only benefits their states. That could be a problem getting bigger states to agree,
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There's always been interest in providing funding directly to the rural public stations that need it. This is nothing new. Representatives are going to try to look out for their districts. Public Media concerns in urban areas aren't as necessary.
Any funding back will be but a small fraction of what was previously appropriated. CPB is gone and isn't coming back.
Reps from urban areas will object. Right now only one rural rep wants funding returned. Other rural states aren't pushing for a return of funding.
The act hasn't been repealed or revised. CPB is still in the act. Congress wrote the law, and they know how it's applied.
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Youd be surprise, dont county public broadcasting or the CPB out just yet.
I don't count stations like yours, that actually provide a needed service to their regions, out. I do think you get funding in the end. It won't be through CPB, or anything like it though.
Congress recissed the funding. You're right, they do know, and with that knowledge made clear they see no value in it.
In that case, they simply followed the instructions from the president. Now they seem to be defying his original intent in this case and in his defunding of the VOA. Something appears to be wrong. Why would they be returning funding they previously rescinded?
They followed no instructions. They assessed priorities and executed accordingly.
If anything is returned, it will be a small fraction of the recissed funding for a specific purpose, likely reflecting the portion of the prior funding that was actually going to a useful purpose.
The house passed all funding bills yesterday, and I don't see any funding for public broadcasting, rural or otherwise.
As the thread indicates, it has ceased operations.