Public Brodcasting Service
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Coordinates: 38°51′19″N 77°03′00″W / 38.855182°N 77.049958°W
_logo.svg){kind=logo} The logo of PBS in 1984 | |
 Headquarters of the PBS at 2100 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Branding | PBS |
| Country | United States |
| Availability |
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| Founded | November 3, 1969 |
| Headquarters | Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Owner | PBS's member public television stations |
Key people | |
Launch date | October 5, 1970 |
Picture format | |
| Affiliates | List of member stations |
Official website | www |
| Replaced | National Educational Television (1952–1970) |
| Subsidiary | National Datacast |
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting TV service with many member TV stations in the United States. It is based in Arlington, Virginia. The equivalent service for radio in the United States is National Public Radio (NPR). The PBS stations will shut down in the future excluding New Jersey.
PBS Stations
References
- ↑ "About PBS - Overview". PBS. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ↑ "About PBS - Leadership Team". PBS. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ↑ Boyer, Peter J. (January 3, 1986). "Hartford N. Gunn Jr. is Dead; Public Broadcasting Founder". New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ↑ "15 Years As America's Most Trusted Institution" (PDF). PBS. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Network Profile: PBS". Station Index. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
