Corporation for Public Broadcasting

non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress and funded by the United States federal government to promote public broadcasting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is an American privately owned non-profit corporation created in 1967 by an act of the United States Congress and funded by the federal government.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Company typePrivate non-profit[1][2]
Industry
FoundedNovember 7, 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11-07)
FounderLyndon B. Johnson
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Patricia Harrison, President and CEO
Websitewww.cpb.org

It was created to promote and help support public broadcasting.[3][4]

References change

  1. McLoughlin, Glenn J.; Gomez, Lena A. (May 3, 2017). The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  2. "About CPB". www.cpb.org. 2014-09-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  3. 47 U.S.C. § 396
  4. "CPB Financial Information" (web). Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-29.