What is CPB’s role?
CPB is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967. Its primary function is to funnel federal funds to qualified noncommercial licensees, both radio and television. The Corporation is not a government agency. It promotes public telecommunications services (television, radio, and online) for the American people. CPB invests in more than 1,000 local radio and television stations…their services, their programs, and their ideas. These CPB-funded stations reach virtually every household in the country. CPB is the largest single source of funding for public television and radio programming.
