Arkansas to become first state to cut ties with PBS: 'Not feasible'

Arkansas becomes the first state to cut ties with PBS after a state commission voted to end its contract, citing $2.5 million ...
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Arkansas Becomes First State to Axe PBS Programming

Arkansas is the first to disaffiliate from the long-standing PBS after President Trump announced funding cuts earlier this ...

Arkansas will become first state to end PBS affiliation

The state’s educational television commission cited a $2.5 million reduction in annual federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as a factor.

Arkansas becomes first state to drop PBS membership, plans new network

Arkansas will become the first state in the country to drop its affiliation with PBS after the Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted Dec. 11, 2025, to end its contract with the national ...

Arkansas commission votes to cut ties with PBS, rebrand stations as Arkansas TV

Arkansas is the first state to announce it will sever ties with the Public Broadcasting Service after funding from the ...

Arkansas becoming 1st state to sever ties with PBS, effective July 1

The commission that oversees public television in Arkansas has voted to sever ties with PBS, making it the first state to end ...