BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) – Due to federal funding cuts and the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, WBGU-TV will stop airing PBS programming after June 30.
According to a press release from Bowling Green State University, the federal funding cuts and closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting resulted in the loss of $1.1 million in annual funding.
BGSU spokesperson Colleen Rerucha released the following statement:
“As a public university for the public good, Bowling Green has deep appreciation for the critical role public institutions, like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, have in enriching our society. For more than six decades, WBGU-PBS has been a fixture at Bowling Green State University, providing learning experiences and opportunities for students interested in broadcast communications and springboarding careers, while serving 19 counties across northwest Ohio with educational and community-focused programming. Facing the loss of nearly half of its operating budget because of federal funding cuts, continuing to carry PBS programming and services has become financially unsustainable long term. Bowling Green has identified a pathway that allows WBGU to remain a broadcasting unit at the University with limited operations, focused on livestreaming services. In addition, we are actively identifying new learning opportunities for students, while serving the community in innovative ways, and we look forward to leveraging our broadcast capabilities for our students and northwest Ohio.”
According to the press release, WBGU will broadcast the Ohio Channel in place of PBS programming.
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