New Jersey’s lone public television station will cease operations next summer. WNET, the parent company of NJ PBS, announced Sept. 23 that the combination of state and federal budget cuts led ...
In a notable example of how government funding cuts, are putting severe financial strains on public media, the WNET Group has announced that it has been unable to reach an agreement with the New ...
NJ PBS is shutting down. For the past 14 years, NJ PBS has been run by WNET, channel 13 in New York, which is licensed by New Jersey. "The recent cuts by the federal government and New Jersey state ...
NJ PBS — the sole PBS affiliate covering local New Jersey news — will shutter next year following severe funding cuts and failed negotiations with the state, according to the network’s operator. The ...
The announcement of the possible closure comes as federal funding cuts have hurt public broadcasting stations across the United States. By Samantha Latson New Jersey’s public television network may be ...
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NJ PBS faces extinction

WNET, facing federal defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, is not renewing its contract with the state to run NJ PBS. It ends at the end of June 2026, which happens to be the state ...
The WNET Group in New York will not renew its agreement with New Jersey’s government to continue managing NJ PBS beyond fiscal year 2026. WNET has been unable to reach an agreement with the New Jersey ...
NJ PBS will shut down next year after WNET was unable to reach an agreement with the state’s Public Broadcasting Authority to continue operating the public television station, it was announced Tuesday ...