The move by CPB — which has provided funding to PBS and NPR — to wind down comes after President Trump led a successful effort to defund public media. In mid-July, Congress approved to Trump’s rescission package, which cut $1.1 billion for CPB over the next two years.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming,

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it would begin winding down its operations after President Donald Trump rescinded $1.1 billion in funding for the nonprofit, which for decades has helped sustain NPR, PBS, and hundreds of local public media stations across the country.