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WETA Cuts PBS News Weekend Amid $9 Million Deficit

11/14/2025

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WETA, the public television station in Washington, D.C., will end PBS News Weekend and close the News Hour West bureau.
The move eliminates 34 positions, after a 21-person cut in September.
The final PBS News Weekend broadcast is January 11.
Sharon Rockefeller, WETA CEO, says funding has fallen, creating a $9 million deficit for FY2027, while WETA develops two weekend public affairs programs on international issues, science, technology, and health.

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WETA, the public television station in Washington, D.C., will end PBS News Weekend and close the News Hour West bureau.
The move eliminates 34 positions, after a 21-person cut in September.
The final PBS News Weekend broadcast is January 11.
Sharon Rockefeller, WETA CEO, says funding has fallen, creating a $9 million deficit for FY2027, while WETA develops two weekend public affairs programs on international issues, science, technology, and health.