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WBGU-TV Bowling Green, Ohio to end their affiliation with PBS

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WBGU to end PBS affiliation due to federal funding cuts

The Ohio station will be the fourth public media organization to sever ties with PBS.
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Yes it cites the federal funding cuts as a factor and will end the affiliation with PBS on June 30th. The Ohio Channel will take over WBGU-TV and the PBS affiliation will be filled in by WGTE-TV Toledo on July 1st.

Bowling Green State University in Ohio, the licensee of WBGU-TV, announced Jan. 16 that the station will end its PBS affiliation June 30.

In a news release, the university attributed the decision to last year’s rescission of federal funding. University spokesperson Colleen Rerucha said carrying PBS “has become financially unsustainable long term.”

“Bowling Green has identified a pathway that allows WBGU to remain a broadcasting unit at the University with limited operations, focused on livestreaming services,” Rerucha said. “In addition, we are actively identifying new learning opportunities for students, while serving the community in innovative ways, and we look forward to leveraging our broadcast capabilities for our students and northwest Ohio.”
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