A radio cooperative serving Pocahontas County in West Virginia and two neighboring Virginia communities expects to lose more than half its annual budget after Congress passed a bill rescinding $1.1 billion previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

I don’t think it’s realistic to raise an additional $2.2 million on 75 days’ notice,” said Ryan Howlett, CEO of Friends of SDPB, a nonprofit that raises money for SDPB.

The Rescissions Act of 2025 will eliminate $1.1 billion in previously approved federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports PBS, NPR, and over 1,500 local public stations across the US.