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 announced Friday it would be shutting down,

Founded in 1967 under the Public Broadcasting Act, CPB was created as a nonpartisan nonprofit to channel federal appropriations to public television and radio stations across the United States, including affiliates of PBS and NPR.

Arizona PBS said it has been searching for ways to fill the multimillion-dollar funding gap left by the federal cuts.