Public Broadcasting Service

:PBS redirects here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation).

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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. PBS headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia. PBS was founded in 1969, at which time it took over many of the functions of its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET). PBS commenced broadcasting in October 1970. For some of its historical logos, see PBS logos.

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Non-profit - Public broadcasting - Television - TV station - United States - Alexandria, Virginia - 1969 - National Educational Television - 1970 - PBS logos

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Stations that produce a significant amount of PBS network programming include:

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• WGBH-TV 2/19/43/44 Boston, MA
• WNET 13/61 Newark, New Jersey/New York, New York
• WETA-TV 26/27 Washington, DC
• KCET 28/59 Los Angeles, CA
• WQED 13/38 Pittsburgh, PA, and
• KQED 9/30 San Francisco, CA.
• WHYY 12 - Wilmington, Delaware/Philadelphia, PA
• WTTW/WYCC 11/20 - Chicago, IL
• WFYI 20 Indianapolis, IN.

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is the largest member broadcaster in the country with six stations servicing all of Kentucky, and parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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Kentucky Educational Television - Kentucky - Arkansas - Illinois - Indiana - Missouri - Ohio - Tennessee - West Virginia

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