PBS Charlotte is losing $1.2 million following federal funding cuts and will “continue to operate in the near term,” as it assesses the long-term impacts, a spokesperson told The Charlotte Observer.

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,

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will begin shutting down, weeks after Congress canceled previously approved funding for the nation's steward of public media access.