PBS Charlotte is losing $1.2 million following federal funding cuts and will “continue to operate in the near term,” as it assesses the long-term impacts, a spokesperson told The Charlotte Observer.

Entertainment lawyer Bruce Ramer tells Variety the shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will devastate aspects of public TV and radio.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will shut down after Congress, following President Donald Trump's spending cuts, stripped $1.1 billion in previously approved funding. CPB Begins ‘Orderly Wind-Down' After Six Decades The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it will begin winding down operations,