The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, non-profit corporation that was created by Congress in 1967.
The Corporation is not a government agency. It promotes public telecommunications services (television, radio, and online) for the American people. CPB invests in more than 1,000 local radio and television stations . . . their services, their programs, and their ideas. These CPB-funded stations reach virtually every household in the country.
CPB is the largest single source of funding for public television and radio programming. CPB funds diverse and innovative programming that's useful, educational and cultural.