PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

The logo of PBS in 2019
Headquarters of the PBS at 2100 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
Type	Non-commercial Free-to-air television network Public broadcaster
Branding	PBS
Country	United States
Availability	Nationwide U.S. Southern Canada Northern Mexico (OTA only)
Founded	November 3, 1969 (54 years ago) (1969-11-03)
Headquarters	Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Owner	United States federal government
Key people	Paula Kerger (President and CEO) Jonathan Barzilay (COO)
Launch date	October 5, 1970 (53 years ago) (1970-10-05)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i (some stations transmit PBS programming in 720p)
Affiliates	List of member stations
Official website	www.pbs.org
Replaced	National Educational Television (1952–1970)
Subsidiary	National Datacast
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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States.

1. ↑ "About PBS - Overview". PBS. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
2. ↑ "About PBS - Leadership Team". PBS. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference PBS infographic was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference StationIndex was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).