The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a nonprofit corporation that allocates federal funds to public media and awards contracts for services supporting public broadcasting.
October 27, 2025
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organizational
Describes CPB's institutional role in funding and contracting for public media.
National Public Radio (NPR) operates a satellite distribution system through which local public radio stations receive and share programs, podcasts, and other content, and NPR had operated that system for approximately four decades as of 2025.
October 27, 2025
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operational
Describes NPR's long-running role in distributing content to local stations.
Formal contracts and arrangements to distribute public radio programming in the United States public media system have existed across multiple decades.
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historical
Indicates the long-standing nature of distribution agreements within the U.S. public media ecosystem.