CBS News is cutting 70 positions and shutting down CBS News Radio, ending nearly a century of radio broadcasting. The closure affects 700 affiliate stations nationwide that relied on CBS for news programming.
This is more than a layoff; it is the end of an era. CBS Radio News was one of the original broadcast news operations, dating back to the 1930s. Its closure in 2026 is a marker of how completely digital has displaced traditional broadcast media. The 6% workforce reduction is relatively small, but the symbolic weight of killing a century-old institution is significant.
The broader media industry continues to hemorrhage jobs in 2026. The Washington Post cut a third of its newsroom, and the pattern across journalism is consolidation, automation, and retreat from expensive reporting.