NJ PBS to shutter in 2026 after ‘very significant’ public funding cuts: ‘A loss for all of us’

After its closure, the channel’s nightly news show, “NJ Spotlight News,” will move over to THIRTEEN – the only other PBS station licensed to New Jersey.
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WNET to End Management of NJ PBS After 14 Years

After more than a decade of operating New Jersey’s public television network, The WNET Group announced Tuesday that it will ...
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NJ to lose its own PBS channel for first time in 54 years

WNJT Channel 52 in Trenton launched on April 5, 1971, after the Legislature created the New Jersey Public Broadcasting ...
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New Jersey PBS to shut down next summer due to funding cuts

The station's parent company, WNET Group, and the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority were unable to reach a contract ...

NJ PBS shutting down in 2026 after public television funding cuts

NJ PBS is shutting down. For the past 14 years, NJ PBS has been run by WNET, channel 13 in New York, which is licensed by New Jersey.
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WNET will not renew operating agreement with state government for NJ PBS

WNET ... looks forward to collaborating with New Jersey–based institutions interested in operating a public television ...

New Jersey PBS to shut down next July. Massive funding cuts drive move

WNET, the parent company of NJ PBS, was unable to reach a deal with the state broadcasting authority due to cuts in funding.

NJ PBS, New Jersey’s Public Television Network, May Shut Down Next Year

The announcement of the possible closure comes as federal funding cuts have hurt public broadcasting stations across the ...