NJ PBS – the sole PBS affiliate covering local New Jersey news – will shutter next year following severe funding cuts and failed negotiations with the state, according to the network’s operator.

The Newark, New Jersey-based station, which has been run by WNET for the past 14 years, blamed its closure on “very significant” funding cuts from President Trump and New Jersey’s state government.

“Regrettably, WNET has been unable to reach an agreement with the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority to extend the management of New Jersey’s public television network beyond the expiration date of June 30, 2026,” the network said in a statement. 3

It did not clarify how the funding cuts thwarted contract talks with the state.

NJ PBS did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for co

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