# Claim 357

PBS's chief executive said the cuts would especially harm smaller and rural stations.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: PBS's chief executive said the cuts would especially harm smaller and rural stations.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Smaller and rural stations hit hardest
- About: [incident 2025-congress-rescinds-cpb-funding](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-congress-rescinds-cpb-funding)
- Source: Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid. https://www.npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-s1-5469912/npr-congress-rescission-funding-trump
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-07-18

## Quotation from the source

> These cuts will significantly impact all of our stations, but will be especially devastating to smaller stations and those serving large rural areas.

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