Many Americans were shocked at Congress’ recent approval of a Trump-backed bill that will cut $1.1 billion for public broadcasting, but Alabama Public Television leadership said they were able to predict the move due to “bias problems” at NPR and PBS.

A new House bill proposes a $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting, raising concerns about the future of NPR-member stations like KAZU.

NPR and PBS stations say they are facing significant funding gaps after the Republican-led Congress's approval of more than $1 billion in cuts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.

Federal funding cuts to public radio and television stations, which threaten the existence of some small broadcasters on the continent, are expected to have a muted immediate impact on Hawaiʻi broadcasters and their listeners, viewers and staffs, despite dealing the stations financial blows.

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The rescissions package the Senate approved early Thursday pulls more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that provides federal funding for NPR and PBS.