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

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.

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,