The Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease operations on September 30th.

[oldnewsperson 5]

NEPM (formerly WGBY) was actually a spin-off from WGBH in the first place so this is kind of a homecoming of sorts. I'm all for it!

[mre29 1967]

7 hours ago, oldnewsperson said:

NEPM (formerly WGBY) was actually a spin-off from WGBH in the first place so this is kind of a homecoming of sorts. I'm all for it!

 

The WGBH Educational Foundation still holds the WGBY license; NEPM has been the operator since 2019.

 

[mre29 1967]

7 hours ago, Classic Cars and Cartoons said:

Did PBS moved their childrens programming elsewhere to streaming platforms after the shutdown?

 

PBS hasn't gone away yet.

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Yeah. PBS is still around, just like NPR.

 

Every day they're still around is a huge middle finger to the president and those who oppose public broadcasting.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

On 4/28/2026 at 11:33 AM, TheRolyPoly said:

 

Only seven and a half months after this, WEIU-TV is going off the air. May 15th will be their final day on air.

 

https://www.wandtv.com/news/weiu-tv-live-broadcast-to-end-switching-to-streaming-only/article_bcfeaabd-3742-454e-8b42-d364f293dc42.html

 

And just like that, WEIU-TV has signed off for the final time.

 

Here's a behind the scenes look at the whole process.

 

[EVVTV12 204]

Montclair State will take over operations of NJ PBS starting in July 
https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2026/06/03/montclair-state-university-named-new-operator-of-new-jerseys-public-television-stations/