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New Jersey PBS is expected to cease operations in July 2026 following WNET’s decision not to renew its agreement, the New Jersey Globe has learned.

The decision comes after the federal government decided to cancel funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded WNET, the parent company of THIRTEEN, the PBS New York affiliate.

Unless they can find a new non-profit funding source, New Jersey could be left without a public television station next year.

New Jersey PBS employees have been called into a staff meeting today to be informed of the decision.

It’s not clear how this will effect New Jersey Spotlight.

NJ PBS, formerly New Jersey Network (NJN), has struggled financially over the past few years.  They have already made two rounds of layoffs.

Fifteen years ago, Gov. Chris Christie ended four decades of state funding for public television, forcing them to find a new funder.  The state cut $750,000 in NJ PBS funding this year, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.

New Jersey PBS did not return a call, text message, or email seeking comment.

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