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MPT asks state to buffer CPB cuts as federal support for public broadcasting changes
Summary
Maryland Public Television warned the committee that the announced dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will reduce a crucial grant stream and described fundraising and programming shifts; DLS recommended release of $100,000 withheld over prior audit findings after MPT reported corrective actions.
Maryland Public Television (MPT) told the Education and Economic Development Subcommittee that it faces an immediate revenue shock after federal funding shifts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board vote to dissolve. The state-supported broadcaster asked lawmakers to consider budgetary continuity while it expands local fundraising.
Catherine Barber, the Department of Legislative Services budget analyst, said the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission’s fiscal 2027 allowance is $48.4 million, a roughly $3.2 million increase over fiscal 2026, and emphasized an acute federal funding risk: she relayed that recent federal actions reduced funds to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and that CPB grant…
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