CPB not only served as a funding middleman between Congress and public media stations but also negotiated music rights and procured technical infrastructure on behalf of the stations. That leaves an open question as to what entity, if any, will fill that gap.
The closure was announced one day after the Senate Appropriations Committee released a bill that would zero out funding for CPB.
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