PBS Kids

American PBS children's programming brand

PBS Kids

Network| PBS
Launched| July 11, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-07-11) (PTV)
September 6, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-09-06) (as PBS Kids)
Country of origin| United States
Formerly known as| PTV (1994–99)
Official website| pbskids.org

PBS Kids (stylized as PBS KIDS) is the brand for most[note 1] of the children's programming aired by PBS in the United States. The target audience is children between the ages of 2 and 8.[2] PBS Kids brand programming is aired daily on most local PBS stations during a daytime block, typically scheduled in the morning hours, in addition to a separate 24/7 channel (sometimes called the PBS Kids Channel or PBS Kids 24/7). Both the block and 24/7 service are broadcast over the air, via cable and satellite providers and on streaming platforms. Select programming is also available internationally.[3]

## History

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### PTV block

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PBS had historically aired programs for children such as Sesame Street, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and Reading Rainbow; prior to 1993, these programs aired under general PBS branding. In August 1993, PBS introduced new branding for their children's programs featuring the "P-Pals", animated characters shaped like the PBS "P-head" logo who encouraged skills such as gathering information, self-esteem, cooperation and achieving goals in specially-developed interstitials.

The framework for PBS Kids was established as part of PBS' "Ready to Learn" initiative, a project intended to facilitate access of early childhood educational programming to underprivileged children.[4] On July 11, 1994, PBS repackaged their existing children's educational programming as a new block titled "PTV", airing on 11 member stations at launch.[5][6] In addition to scheduled educational programming, PTV also incorporated interstitial content with the P-Pals in their fictional world "PTV Park" for younger children.[5] Older children were targeted with live-action and music video interstitials.[5]

Apple Computer provided a $1.5 million grant to PTV and became its first national underwriter on June 26, 1995, as part of their "Bring Learning Home" corporate initiative.[7] A "Ready To Learn" grant unveiled on January 8, 1996, supported the development of Dragon Tales and Between the Lions, which premiered in 1999 and 2000, respectively, as well as their online activities and outreach efforts.[8] By September 1996, 95 PBS stations reaching three quarters of the United States were carrying the PTV service.[9] Starting on October 7, 1996, PBS packaged their programs for school-aged children into the block The Game, airing on 31 stations by the end of the year.

### PBS Kids

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On January 18, 1999, PBS announced that it would launch the PBS Kids Channel, meant to be the centerpiece of a larger initiative, in September.[10] On June 9, PBS revealed a wide rebranding of its children's programs and services, known as PBS Kids, at its annual meeting in San Francisco. PBS would also increase its children's programming budget by 25% and commit to two new series: Caillou and Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series.[11]

The rebranding to "PBS Kids" first took effect on September 6, 1999, when PBS launched the 24-hour PBS Kids Channel.[12] The new PBS Kids branding elements began rolling out on PBS stations in October; PBS provided grants to stations who adopted the new branding early. Brand designers incorporated a thought bubble concept across the brand packaging, intended to associate "imagination, thinking and using your head" with PBS Kids.[12] Included with the new on-air appearance was a bright green logo featuring iconic boy and girl mascot characters Dash and Dot. The PBS Kids website was relaunched with some new areas on February 1, 2000.[13]

The PBS Kids Channel was shut down on September 26, 2005, in favor of a new commercial cable and satellite joint venture channel, PBS Kids Sprout. However, the PBS Kids block continued on the PBS daytime schedule.

One year prior to the launch of PBS Kids Sprout, PBS developed PBS Kids Go!, a sub-brand of PBS Kids, which debuted in October 2004. This programming block was directed at the oldest subset of the existing PBS Kids demographic (generally ages 6 to 8). This spurred plans for a new 24/7 service, which PBS offered as a replacement early school-aged kids network by April 2006. The PBS Kids Go! Channel was intended to be launched in October 2006,[14] but was later cancelled before launch.[15] Amid 2011 research which revealed that the PBS Kids brand was more recognizable than PBS Kids Go!, and ratings which showed preschoolers and school-age children watching each other's shows, PBS Kids received another graphic redesign and the PBS Kids Go! branding was dissolved on October 7, 2013, coinciding with the debut of Peg + Cat.[16]

PBS revived the PBS Kids Channel on January 16, 2017, this time being structured as a multi-platform service with an online livestream of the channel on the PBS Kids website and video app, in addition to utilizing largely the same distribution methods that had been used for the original channel.[17] At the time of launch, no changes were made to the main PBS Kids block on PBS. The block is counter programmed from the channel, thus the same show would not be shown at the same time on the channel and block.[18][19][20]

In November 2020, PBS Kids, in association with the main PBS service, became the terrestrial television home of select specials from the Peanuts animated library, under a sub-licensing agreement with Apple TV+.[21] The agreement allowed both PBS and the PBS Kids Channel to air It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and A Charlie Brown Christmas over the air, once per year. After the 2021 holiday season, the agreement with PBS ended, and since then, the Peanuts specials have not aired on American broadcast television.[22]

Former logo used before re-branding in 2022, this logo was first introduced in 1999; shown here is the 2009 version with former mascot Dash in it

On June 19, 2022, PBS Kids introduced a new brand identity by Lippincott; the rebranding incorporates aspects of the current PBS branding also developed by Lippincott, changing its logo to an electric blue circle with a tweaked version of the existing PBS Kids wordmark, set in green and white. The long-time PBS Kids mascot Dash was discontinued, but supplanted by a new system of customizable cartoon characters seen in promos, which have customizable facial features, skin tones, and disability aids to reflect a diverse youth audience and how they portray themselves.[23]

In February 2023, a major shift in program scheduling reduced the duration of the daytime PBS Kids block on local PBS stations significantly.[24][25] Previously, the PBS Kids block encompassed a much larger portion of the daytime schedule, including both before- and after-school hours throughout the morning and afternoon. Many PBS stations had already begun transitioning to shorter morning blocks, but this change pushed nearly all stations to shorten their daytime children's schedules to morning hours only. PBS cited changes in viewing behaviors, and decided that it was advantageous to focus their children's programming in the mornings and cater to more general audiences in the afternoons, while continuing to grow their audience on the 24/7 kids service.[26]

### Streaming and on-demand video

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As online streaming began to increase in popularity, PBS launched the PBS Kids Go! video player on its website on September 8, 2008. This federally-funded, innovative video streaming platform featured video clips from a number of PBS Kids Go! shows which rotated on a weekly basis and linked to interactive online games.[27] The video player later expanded to include all PBS Kids programming, and the entire platform evolved into the PBS Kids Video app, which initially became publicly available for free on May 12, 2011.[28] The PBS Kids Video app is currently the primary source for free streaming of on-demand video clips and full episodes of PBS Kids programming. The app also features a free live stream of the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel.

On May 8, 2013, PBS Kids programming was added to the Roku streaming player.[29]

On July 1, 2016, Amazon Prime Video and PBS Distribution entered into a multi-year agreement which saw several PBS Kids series on other streaming services move to Amazon Prime Video.[30] The PBS Kids subscription allows families to stream nearly all PBS Kids programs currently broadcast on air; however, notable exceptions exist, namely Sesame Street, which streams on Max,[31] and Curious George, which streams on NBCUniversal's Peacock.[32] The PBS Kids add-on service also includes several retired series, such as Reading Rainbow, Kratts' Creatures, and It's a Big Big World.

On April 23, 2024, The Roku Channel added PBS Retro, a free ad-supported streaming channel,[33] which consists of retired PBS Kids programming, such as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Reading Rainbow.[34]

### International distribution

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A selection of PBS Kids brand programming is available outside of the United States through PBS Distribution, PBS International and GBH, who jointly offer a PBS Kids subscription channel and on-demand video services to international audiences.[35]

PBS Distribution partnered with MultiChoice to launch PBS Kids on May 22, 2019, on DStv and GOtv platforms across its Sub-Saharan Africa footprint.[36]

PBS Distribution partnered with Foxtel to launch PBS Kids on July 1, 2021, in Australia.[37] The channel was discontinued two years later on July 1, 2023.[38][39]

## Programming

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For list of all PBS Kids programs, see List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids.

### Programming blocks

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#### Current

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* PBS Kids Family Night (April 21, 2017[40] – present) – an evening programming block airing encores of PBS Kids movies and specials, and themed mini-marathons, typically from 7 to 9 pm on Saturdays and Sundays[41] (formerly also on Fridays[42]). Exclusive to the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel.

#### Former

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* The Game (October 7, 1996 – September 6, 1999) – an afternoon programming block aimed at children ages 6 to 8. Aired on PTV.[43]
* PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch (September 30, 2000 – September 5, 2004) – a Saturday morning block consisting of six animated series produced by the Canadian animation studio, Nelvana Limited.[44]
* PBS Kids Go! (October 11, 2004 – October 7, 2013) – an afternoon programming block aimed at children ages 6 to 8.[14][16]
* PBS Kids Preschool Block (September 4, 2006 – October 7, 2013) – a morning programming block aimed at preschoolers.[45][46]

## Critical reception

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PBS Kids programming has historically received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. L.A. Story (a division of Blogspot) wrote, "Great for any little explorer!"[47] Rob Owen of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote, "Best children's entertainment available."[48] Valerie Williams of Scary Mommy wrote, "A wonderful gift."[49] Steve Aquino of Forbes wrote, "Making learning accessible in the coronavirus age."[50]

## 24/7 Network

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Television channel

PBS Kids Channel

Type| Digital broadcast TV network (children's programming)
Country| United States, Sub-Saharan Africa
Broadcast area| Nationwide (via OTA digital television)
Affiliates| List of affiliates
Headquarters| Crystal City, Virginia, U.S.
Programming
Picture format| 480i (SDTV)
(some affiliates transmit PBS Kids programming in 1080i 16:9 and 720p 16:9)

Ownership
Owner| PBS
History
Founded| January 18, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01-18) (original)
February 23, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-23) (revival)
Launched| September 6, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-09-06) (original)
January 16, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-16) (revival)
Closed| September 26, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-09-26) (original)
Replaced by| PBS Kids Sprout (original)
Links
Webcast| PBS Kids Live TV
Website| pbskids.org

The PBS Kids Channel (also known as PBS Kids 24/7) is an American digital broadcast and online television network operated by the Public Broadcasting Service. The network features a broad mix of live action and animated children's programs distributed to PBS by independent companies and select member stations, which are designed for improving the early literacy, math, and social-emotional skills of young children ages 3 to 9.[51] Some PBS member stations, most notably KLCS in Los Angeles and WDCQ-TV in Bad Axe, Michigan, maintain their own locally programmed PBS Kids feed that is independent from the nationally sourced feed.

The PBS Kids Channel has had two iterations in the age of digital television; one which existed between 1999 and 2005, and the current version which was launched in 2017.

### Network history

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#### Original channel (1999-2005)

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On September 6, 1999, PBS launched a 24-hour PBS Kids network in several markets, in conjunction with the overall introduction of the PBS Kids brand to provide a unified branding for the service's children's programming offerings. The separate network (referred to as the PBS Kids Channel in press materials) was available on high-tier subscription providers, and was also offered to PBS member stations for use on a "cablecast" service (a subscription-based local channel provided by the member station) or for use on the member station's free-to-air analog channel to provide a portion of the daytime PBS Kids programming on the station. Participating stations were required to pay an annual fee of $1,000 to use the feed. The channel was launched on over 30 PBS member stations with carriage methods ranging from a cable-only service, to a standard-definition digital subchannel, to analog simulcasts.[12] Additional affiliates would pick up the channel later throughout the fall and winter of 1999.

FCC requirements mandated satellite providers to set aside 4% of their available channel space for noncommercial educational and informational programming. With these providers limited to offering one such service per programmer, PBS had put forth PBS Kids as a prospective channel to fulfill this mandate.[52]

The channel was largely funded by satellite provider DirecTV.[53] It was partly created to compete against the Nick Jr. block and its sister network Noggin; at the time, Noggin was co-owned by the Children's Television Workshop (the production company behind Sesame Street) and Nickelodeon.[12][54] Because the pay-TV rights to the Children's Television Workshop's programs were owned by Noggin, the channel did not broadcast CTW programming, including longtime PBS staple Sesame Street, though an exception was made with the CTW-produced Dragon Tales (which premiered on the same day as the launch of the PBS Kids Channel).

The channel was unsuccessful and had only reached 9 million households as of 2002, compared to Noggin's 23.3 million households at the time.[55] In the aftermath of DirecTV's decision not to renew its funding agreement with the channel, which ended in the third quarter of 2005,[53] PBS decided to shut down the network on September 26 of that year.[failed verification] The PBS Kids Channel was effectively supplanted on that date by PBS Kids Sprout, an advertiser-supported cable and satellite channel that PBS developed in a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, HIT Entertainment and Comcast (the latter of which later bought full control of the network via NBCUniversal).[56]

PBS gave local stations an option to sign on PBS Kids Sprout promoters, providing them cross-promotional and monetary benefits in exchange for giving up the ability to carry a competing preschool-targeted channel. For example, PBS member station WBGU-TV aired promotional spots for PBS Kids Sprout during their PBS Kids daytime block,[57] thereby forfeiting their eligibility to air a children's channel locally. 80 stations, making up about half of the member stations participants, signed up to be promoters; most of the remaining stations opted to develop independent children's programming services featuring programs distributed by PBS and through outside distributors such as American Public Television to fill space on digital subchannels that formerly served as PBS Kids Channel members.[15] Many of the member stations that launched children's-focused subchannel or cable-only services reduced the amount of sourced programming from PBS Kids carried on their primary channel to a few hours of their weekday daytime schedules, in order to program more adult-targeted fare during the afternoon.[15]

#### Canceled replacement

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The closure of the PBS Kids Channel left many local PBS stations with a vacancy on their multicast digital channel offerings, during a time when digital and high-definition broadcasts were increasing reach and gaining popularity. In April 2006, PBS announced plans for a replacement 24-hour digital multicast network called the PBS Kids Go! Channel. This would expand upon the afternoon PBS Kids Go! block on PBS, with additional new content and reruns of returning programs, such as HIT Entertainment's Wishbone and Kratts' Creatures. Other exclusive content for this channel would include a one-hour Spanish-language block called "PBS Kids Vayan!" (Spanish for "Go!", which would air select shows in Spanish with English subtitles), an evening "Go! Family" block, and an educational "Go! Figure" school block.[58][14]

The PBS Kids Go! Channel was originally set to launch in October 2006. However, stations found that the sliding scale licensing fees were too high for what little exclusive programming they would have received, especially after spending additional funds for the PBS HD feed. With only one-third of PBS stations initially committing to carry the new network, the plans for the channel were ultimately withdrawn.[59]

#### Revived channel (2017-present)

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On February 23, 2016, PBS announced that the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel would be revived after 11 years.[60] PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger stated that during PBS's partnership with Comcast in their operations of Sprout, PBS had discovered the valuable position in children's programming during prime time.[61]

Originally set for a fall 2016 relaunch, the PBS Kids Channel was ultimately relaunched on January 16, 2017.[20] Structured as a multi-platform service, it was made available for distribution to digital subchannels of participating PBS member stations, initially launching on 73 member stations (counting those operated as subregional PBS member networks), with an additional 34 agreeing to begin carrying the network at a later date.[62] An online live stream of the PBS Kids Channel was also added to the PBS Kids website and video app upon the channel's debut, allowing viewers to toggle from the program being aired to a related educational game extending the interactivity introduced by Sesame Street. The free online livestream also allows viewers to access the 24/7 channel even in areas where some local PBS stations, such as WUFT in Gainesville, Florida and WEIU-TV in Charleston, Illinois, do not carry it on its subchannels. The PBS Kids Channel is also available on both DirecTV and DirecTV Stream on channel 288.[63]

The PBS Kids Channel is counterprogrammed from the PBS Kids block on PBS, so that the same program would not be shown on either simultaneously. It mainly features double-runs of existing series on PBS Kids' schedule (including some not carried on the primary channels of certain member stations); as such, no additional programs had to be acquired to help fill the channel's schedule.[18] On April 21, 2017, the channel launched "PBS Kids Family Night," a weekly block on Friday evenings (with encore airings on Saturday and Sunday evenings) that showcase themed programming, premieres or special "movie-length" episodes of new and existing PBS Kids children's programs.[51][20][18][64]

### Affiliates

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City of license/
market | Station | Channel | Operator | Affiliation tenure
(original network) | Local channel[65] | Affiliation date
(revived network)[66]

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#### Alabama

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Birmingham | WBIQ | 10.2 | Alabama Public Television |  |  | January 16, 2017
Demopolis | WIIQ | 41.2 |  |
Dozier | WDIQ | 2.2 |  |
Florence | WFIQ | 36.2 |  |
Huntsville | WHIQ | 25.2 |  |
Louisville | WGIQ | 43.2 |  |
Mobile | WEIQ | 42.2 |  |
Montgomery | WAIQ | 26.2 |  |
Mount Cheaha | WCIQ | 7.2 |  |

#### Alaska

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Anchorage | KAKM | 7.4 | Alaska Public Telecommunications |  |  | TBD
Fairbanks | KUAC-TV | 9.8 | University of Alaska Fairbanks |  |

#### Arkansas

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Arkadelphia | KETG | 9.3 | Arkansas Educational Television Network |  |  | January 16, 2017
El Dorado | KETZ | 12.3 |  |
Fayetteville | KAFT | 13.3 |  |
Jonesboro | KTEJ | 19.3 |  |
Little Rock | KETS | 2.3 |  |
Mountain View | KEMV | 6.3 |  |

#### Arizona

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Phoenix | KAET | 8.4 | Arizona State University |  |  | January 16, 2017
Tucson | KUAT-TV | 6.2 | Arizona Public Media | 2003–2005 | 2005–2017

#### California

[edit]

Eureka | KEET | 13.5 | Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc. |  |  | January 16, 2017
Fresno | KVPT | 18.2 | Valley Public Television, Inc. |  |
Huntington Beach
(serves Los Angeles) | KOCE-TV[67] | 50.5 | KOCE Foundation |  |
Los Angeles | KLCS | 58.2 | Los Angeles Unified School District |  | 2004–present |
Sacramento | KVIE | 6.4 | KVIE, Inc. |  |  | January 16, 2017
San Diego | KPBS | 15.4 | San Diego State University |  |
San Jose
(San Francisco) | KQEH and KQED | 54.4 and 9.4
Comcast 192 | Northern California Public Broadcasting[15][68] |  | August 1, 2003 – January 15, 2017
Watsonville
(serves the Monterey Bay area) | KQET | 25.4

Comcast 192

#### Colorado

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Denver | KRMA-TV | 6.2 | Rocky Mountain PBS |  |  | TBD
Durango | KRMU | 20.2 |  |
Grand Junction | KRMJ | 18.2 |  |
Pueblo | KTSC | 8.2 |  |
Steamboat Springs | KRMZ | 24.2 |  |

#### Connecticut

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Bridgeport | WEDW | 49.4 | LocusPoint Networks |  |  | TBD
New Haven | WEDY | 65.4 |  |
Hartford | WEDH | 24.4 |  |  | Connecticut Public Television
Norwich
(serves eastern Connecticut, including New London) | WEDN | 53.4 |  |

#### District of Columbia

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Washington | WETA-TV | 26.3 | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association |  | 2007–[15] 2019 | August 2019
WHUT-TV | 32.2 | Howard University |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### Florida

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Fort Myers | WGCU | 30.5 | Florida Gulf Coast University |  |  | January 16, 2017
Jacksonville | WJCT | 7.5 | WJCT, Inc. |
Miami | WPBT | 2.4  | South Florida PBS |  |
West Palm Beach | WXEL-TV | 42.3 |  |
Orlando | WUCF-TV | 24.3 | University of Central Florida |
Panama City | WFSG | 56.4  | Florida State University |  |
Tallahassee | WFSU-TV | 11.4 |  |  |
Pensacola | WSRE | 23.4 | Pensacola Junior College |  |  | TBD
Tampa-St. Petersburg | WEDU | 3.2 | Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc. |  |
WEDQ | 16.2 | University of South Florida |  | Currently |

#### Georgia

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Atlanta | APS
(evenings)[12] | 22
(cable-only) | Atlanta Public Schools | September 6, 1999 – 2005 |  |
Athens
(Atlanta) | WGTV | 8.4 | Georgia Public Broadcasting |  |  | January 16, 2017
Chatsworth | WNGH-TV | 18.4 |
Cochran | WMUM-TV | 29.4 |  |
Columbus | WJSP-TV | 28.4 |  |
Dawson | WACS-TV | 25.4 |  |
Pelham | WABW-TV | 14.4 |  |
Savannah | WVAN-TV | 9.4 |  |
Waycross
(serves Valdosta and Brunswick) | WXGA-TV | 8.4 |  |
Wrens | WCES-TV | 20.4 |  |

#### Hawaii

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Honolulu | KHET | 11.2 | Hawaii Public Television | July 1, 2003 | October 1, 2005 | January 16, 2017
Wailuku (serves Maui) | KMEB | 10.2

#### Idaho

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Boise | KAID | 4.5 | Idaho State Department of Education |  |  | February 1, 2018
Coeur D'Alene
(part of the Spokane, Washington market) | KCDT | 26.5 |  |
Moscow | KUID-TV | 12.5 |  |
Pocatello | KISU-TV | 10.5 |  |
Twin Falls | KIPT | 13.5 |  |

#### Illinois

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Carbondale | WSIU-TV | 8.5  | Southern Illinois University |  |  | TBD
Olney | WUSI-TV | 19.5 |  |
Chicago | WTTW | 11.4 | Window to the World Communications |  |  | January 16, 2017
Peoria[69] | WTVP | 47.2 | Illinois Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation |  |
Urbana
(Springfield)[70] | WILL-TV | 12.2 | University of Illinois |  |

#### Indiana

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Bloomington | WTIU | 30.4 | Indiana University |  | .3
(12:00–6:00 p.m.)
TIU Family (ended January 30, 2017) | January 30, 2017
Fort Wayne | WFWA | 39.2 | Fort Wayne Public Television | 2005 | Kids39 (2005-2017) | January 16, 2017
Indianapolis | WFYI | 20.2 | Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting |  |  | TBD
South Bend | WNIT | 34.3 | Michiana Public Broadcasting |  |
Vincennes
(serves Southwestern Indiana including Evansville and Terre Haute) | WVUT | 22.3 | Vincennes University |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### Iowa

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Council Bluffs | KBIN-TV | 32.4 | Iowa Public Television |  | current (all .2)
IPTV Learn (10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) | TBD
Davenport | KQIN | 36.4 |
Des Moines | KDIN-TV | 11.4 |
Fort Dodge | KTIN | 21.4 |
Iowa City | KIIN | 12.4 |
Mason City | KYIN | 24.4 |
Red Oak | KHIN | 36.4 |
Sioux City | KSIN-TV | 27.4 |
Waterloo | KRIN | 32.4 |

#### Kansas

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Colby | KWKS | 19.2 | Smoky Hills Public Television |  |  | January 16, 2017
Dodge City | KDCK | 21.2 |  |
Hays | KOOD | 9.2 |  |
Lakin | KSWK | 3.2 |  |
Topeka | KTWU | 11.2 | Washburn University |  | Current |
Hutchinson/Wichita | KPTS | 8.4 | Kansas Public Telecommunications Service |  |

#### Kentucky

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Ashland | WKAS | 25.4 | Kentucky Authority for Educational Television |  |  | January 16, 2017
Bowling Green | WKGB-TV | 53.4 |  |
Covington | WCVN-TV | 54.4 |  |
Elizabethtown | WKZT-TV | 23.4 |  |
Hazard | WKHA | 35.4 |  |
Lexington | WKLE | 46.4 |  |
Louisville | WKPC-TV | 15.4 |  |
Madisonville | WKMA-TV | 35.4 |  |
Morehead | WKMR | 38.4 |  |
Murray | WKMU | 21.4 |  |
Owensboro | WKOH | 31.4 |  |
Owenton | WKON | 52.4 |  |
Paducah | WKPD | 29.4 |  |
Pikeville | WKPI-TV | 22.4 |  |
Somerset | WKSO-TV | 29.4 |  |

#### Louisiana

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Alexandria | KLPA-TV | 25.2  | Louisiana Educational Television Authority |  |  | January 16, 2017
Baton Rouge | WLPB-TV | 27.2 |  |
Lafayette | KLPB-TV | 24.2 |  |
Lake Charles | KLTL-TV | 24.2 |  |
Monroe | KLTM-TV | 13.2 |  |
New Orleans | WYES-TV | 12.4 | Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation |  |  | TBD
Shreveport | KLTS-TV | 24.2 | Louisiana Educational Television Authority |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### Massachusetts

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Boston | WGBX-TV[71] | 44.4  | WGBH Educational Foundation |  |  | January 16, 2017
Springfield | WGBY-TV[72] | 57.3 |  |

#### Maryland

[edit]

Annapolis | WMPT | 22.3 | Maryland Public Television | MPT Select
(daytime hours only)[15] | January 16, 2017 |
Baltimore | WMPB | 67.3 |
Frederick | WFPT | 62.3 |
Hagerstown | WWPB | 31.3 |
Oakland | WGPT | 36.3 |
Salisbury | WCPB | 28.3 |

#### Maine

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Augusta | WCBB | 10.4 | Maine Public Broadcasting |  |  | January 16, 2017
Biddeford
(Portland) | WMEA-TV | 26.4 |  |
Calais | WMED-TV | 13.4 |  |
Orono
(Bangor) | WMEB-TV | 12.4 |  |
Presque Isle | WMEM-TV | 10.4 |  |

#### Michigan

[edit]

Alpena | WCML | 6.2  | Central Michigan University |  |  | January 16, 2017
Cadillac | WCMV | 27.2 |  |
Mount Pleasant
(part of the Bay City/Saginaw/Midland market) | WCMU-TV | 26.2 |  |
Flint | WCMZ-TV | 28.2 |  |  | January 16, 2017 – April 23, 2018 [73]
Bad Axe
(serves Flint, Saginaw and Bay City) | WDCQ-TV | 19.4 | Delta College |  | Current |
Detroit | WTVS | 56.2 | Detroit Educational Television Foundation |  |  | January 16, 2017
East Lansing | WKAR-TV | 23.4 | Michigan State University |  |
Grand Rapids | WGVU-TV | 35.5 | Grand Valley State University |  |  | TBD
Kalamazoo | WGVK | 52.5 |  |
Marquette | WNMU | 13.2 | Northern Michigan University |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### Minnesota

[edit]

Appleton | KWCM-TV | 10.5 | West Central Minnesota Educational Television |  |  | TBD
Bemidji | KAWE | 9.3 | Northern Minnesota Public Television |  |  | January 16, 2017
Brainerd | KAWB | 22.3 |  |
Crookston | KCGE-DT | 16.4 | Prairie Public Television |  |
St. Paul | KTCA-TV | 2.4 | Twin Cities PBS |  |
Worthington | KSMN | 20.5 | West Central Minnesota Educational Television |  |  | TBD

#### Mississippi

[edit]

Biloxi | WMAH-TV | 19.2 | Mississippi Public Broadcasting |  |  | January 16, 2017
Booneville | WMAE-TV | 12.2 |  |
Bude | WMAU-TV | 17.2 |  |
Columbia  | W45AA-D  | 45.2  |  |
Greenwood | WMAO-TV | 23.2 |  |
Jackson | WMPN-TV | 29.2 |  |
Meridian | WMAW-TV | 14.2 |  |
Mississippi State | WMAB-TV | 2.2 |  |
Oxford | WMAV-TV | 18.2 |  |

#### Missouri

[edit]

Joplin | KOZJ | 26.2 | Missouri State University |  |  | January 16, 2017
Springfield | KOZK | 21.2 |  |
Kansas City | KCPT | 19.4 | Public TV 19, Inc. |  |
Sedalia | KMOS-TV | 6.4 | University of Central Missouri |  |
St. Louis | KETC | 9.2 | St. Louis Regional Public Media, Inc. |  |

#### Montana

[edit]

Billings | KBGS-TV | 16.2 | Montana State University |  |  | January 16, 2017
Bozeman | KUSM-TV | 9.2 |  |
Helena | KUHM-TV | 10.2 |  |
Kalispell | KUKL-TV | 46.2 |  |
Missoula | KUFM-TV | 11.2 |  |

#### Nebraska

[edit]

Alliance | KTNE-TV | 13.4 | Nebraska Educational Telecommunications |  |  | March 1, 2017
Bassett | KMNE-TV | 7.4 |  |
Hastings | KHNE-TV | 29.4 |  |
Lexington | KLNE-TV | 3.4 |  |
Lincoln | KUON-TV | 12.4 |  |
Merriman | KRNE-TV | 12.4 |  |
Norfolk | KXNE-TV | 19.4 |  |
North Platte | KPNE-TV | 9.4 |  |
Omaha | KYNE-TV | 26.4 |  |

#### Nevada

[edit]

Las Vegas | KLVX | 10.3 | Clark County School District |  |  | January 16, 2017
Reno | KNPB | 5.3 | Channel 5 Public Broadcasting |  |

#### New Jersey

[edit]

Newark
(New York City) | WNET | 13.2 | Educational Broadcasting Corporation |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### New Mexico

[edit]

Albuquerque | KNME-TV | 5.2 | University of New Mexico |  |  | January 16, 2017
Las Cruces | KRWG-TV | 22.3 | University of New Mexico |  |  | TBD

#### New York

[edit]

Binghamton | WSKG-TV | 46.6  | WSKG Public Telecommunications Council[74] |  |  | February 1, 2017
Corning | WSKA | 30.6 |  |
Buffalo | WNED-TV | 17.3 | Western New York Public Broadcasting Association |  |  | TBD
Norwood | WNPI-DT | 18.4 | St. Lawrence Valley Educational TV Council, Inc. |  |  | January 16, 2017
Watertown | WPBS-TV | 16.4 |  |
Plattsburgh | WCFE-TV | 57.3 | Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council |  |
Rochester | WXXI-TV | 21.4 | WXXI Public Broadcasting Council |  |  | February 2017
Schenectady
(Albany) | WMHT | 17.4 | WMHT Educational Telecommunications |  |  | January 16, 2017
Syracuse | WCNY-TV | 24.4 | Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York |  |

#### North Carolina

[edit]

Asheville | WUNF-TV | 33.2 | University of North Carolina |  |  | January 16, 2017
Canton | WUNW | 27.3 |  |
Chapel Hill | WUNC-TV | 4.2 |  |
Concord | WUNG-TV | 58.2 |  |
Edenton | WUND-TV | 2.2 |  |
Greenville | WUNK-TV | 25.2 |  |
Jacksonville | WUNM-TV | 19.3 |  |
Linville | WUNE-TV | 17.3 |  |
Lumberton | WUNU | 31.2 |  |
Roanoke Rapids | WUNP-TV | 36.3 |  |
Wilmington | WUNJ-TV | 39.2 |  |
Winston-Salem | WUNL-TV | 26.2 |  |

#### North Dakota

[edit]

Bismarck | KBME-TV | 3.4 | Prairie Public Television |  |  | January 16, 2017
Devils Lake | KMDE | 25.4 |  |
Dickinson | KDSE | 9.4 |  |
Ellendale | KJRE | 19.4 |  |
Fargo | KFME | 13.4 |  |
Minot | KSRE | 6.4 |  |
Williston | KWSE | 4.4 |  |

#### Ohio

[edit]

Akron, Ohio | WNEO | 49  |  |  |  |
Athens | OU Telecomm. Center | cable-only | Ohio University[12] | September 6, 1999–present
(mornings and weekends) |  |
Bowling Green | WBGU-TV | 27.2 | Bowling Green State University |  | Current |
Cleveland | WVIZ | 25.5 | Ideastream |  |  | January 16, 2017
Columbus | WOSU-TV | 34.4  | WOSU Public Media |  |
Portsmouth | WPBO-TV | 42.4 |  |
Dayton | WPTD | 16.5  | Public Media Connect |  |
Oxford | WPTO | 14.3 |  |
Toledo | WGTE-TV | 30.2 | Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio |  |

#### Oklahoma

[edit]

Cheyenne | KWET | 12.4 | Oklahoma Educational Television Authority[15] |

* .4 (2006–2009)
* OETA OKLA .2
* (daytime: 2009–2013)
* .4 (2013–2017)

|  | January 16, 2017
Eufaula | KOET | 3.4 |
Oklahoma City | KETA-TV | 13.4 |
Tulsa | KOED-TV | 11.4 |
Oklahoma City and Tulsa | OETA Kids | cable |  | 2009–2013 |

#### Oregon

[edit]

Bend | KOAB-TV | 11.3 | Oregon Public Broadcasting |  |  | January 16, 2017
Corvallis | KOAC-TV | 7.3 |  |
Eugene | KEPB-TV | 29.3 |  |
La Grande | KTVR | 13.3 |  |
Portland | KOPB-TV | 10.3 |  |

#### Pennsylvania

[edit]

Clearfield | WPSU-TV | 3.4 | Penn State Public Media |  |  | January 16, 2017
Philadelphia | WHYY | 12.3 | WHYY Inc. |  |
Pittsburgh | WQED | 13.5 | WQED Multimedia |  |
Scranton | WVIA-TV | 44.2 | Northeast Pennsylvania Educational Television Association |  |

#### Puerto Rico

[edit]

Fajardo | WMTJ | 40.2 | Ana G. Méndez University |  | Current | January 16, 2017
Ponce | WQTO | 26.2 |

#### South Carolina

[edit]

Allendale | WEBA-TV | 14.4 | South Carolina Educational Television |  |  | TBD
Beaufort | WJWJ-TV | 16.4 |  |
Charleston | WITV | 7.4 |  |
Columbia | WRLK-TV | 35.4 |  |
Conway | WHMC | 23.4 |  |
Florence | WJPM-TV | 33.4 |  |
Greenville | WNTV | 29.4 |  |
Greenwood | WNEH | 38.4 |  |
Rock Hill | WNSC-TV | 30.4 |  |
Spartanburg | WRET-TV | 49.4 |  |
Sumter | WRJA-TV | 27.4 |  |

#### South Dakota

[edit]

Aberdeen | KDSD-TV | 16.4 | South Dakota Public Broadcasting |  |  | January 16, 2017
Brookings | KESD-TV | 8.4 |  |
Eagle Butte | KPSD-TV | 13.4 |  |
Lowry | KQSD-TV | 11.4 |  |
Martin | KZSD-TV | 8.4 |  |
Pierre | KTSD-TV | 10.4 |  |
Rapid City | KBHE-TV | 9.4 |  |
Sioux Falls | KCSD-TV | 23.4 |  |
Vermillion | KUSD-TV | 2.4 |  |

#### Tennessee

[edit]

Chattanooga | WTCI | 45.3 | Greater Chattanooga Public Television |  |  | January 2017
Cookeville | WCTE | 22.4 | Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council |  |  | TBD
Knoxville | WKOP-TV | 15.2 | East Tennessee PBS |  |  | January 16, 2017
Lexington
(Jackson) | WLJT-DT | 11.2 | West Tennessee Public Television Council, Inc. |  |
Memphis | WKNO | 10.3 | Mid-South Public Communications Foundation |  |
Nashville | WNPT-TV | 8.3 | Nashville Public Television, Inc. |  | 2017–present | June 30, 2017
Sneedville | WETP-TV | 2.2 | East Tennessee PBS |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### Texas

[edit]

Amarillo | KACV-TV | 2.2 | Amarillo College |  |  | TBD
Austin | KLRU | 18.4 | Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council |  |  | January 16, 2017
Belton
(Waco) | KNCT | 46.2 | Central Texas College |  |
College Station | KAMU-TV | 12.3 | Texas A&M University |  |
Dallas | KERA-TV | 13.2 | North Texas Public Broadcasting |  |
Houston | KUHT | 8.3 | University of Houston |  |
Lubbock | KTTZ-TV | 5.3 | Texas Tech University |  |
Odessa | KPBT-TV | 36.2 | Permian Basin Public Telecommunications, Inc. |  |  | July 6, 2020 [75]
San Antonio | KLRN | 9.3 | Alamo Public Telecommunications Council |  |  | April 1, 2017 [76]

#### Utah

[edit]

Salt Lake City | KUED | 7.3 | University of Utah |  |  | March 7, 2017
St. George | KUEW | 18.3 |  |

#### Virginia

[edit]

Hampton-Norfolk | WHRO-TV | 15.3 | Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association |  |  | January 16, 2017
Roanoke | WBRA-TV | 15.3 | Blue Ridge PBS |  |

#### Virgin Islands

[edit]

Charlotte Amalie | WTJX-TV | 12.2 | Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting System |  |  | January 16, 2017

#### Vermont

[edit]

Burlington | WETK | 33.4 | Vermont PBS |  |  | January 16, 2017
Rutland | WVER | 28.4 |  |
St. Johnsbury | WVTB | 20.4 |  |
Windsor | WVTA | 41.4 |  |

#### Washington

[edit]

Seattle | KCTS-TV | 9.2 | Cascade Public Media |  |  | TBD
Yakima | KYVE | 47.2 |  |
Spokane | KSPS-TV | 7.4 | KSPS Public Television |  |  | September 2017
(April 1, 2017, on cable)

#### Wisconsin

[edit]

Green Bay | WPNE-TV | 38.4 | PBS Wisconsin |  |  | January 16, 2017
La Crosse | WHLA-TV | 31.4 |  |
Madison | WHA-TV | 21.4 |  |
Menomonie | WHWC-TV | 28.4 |  |
Park Falls | WLEF-TV | 36.4 |  |
Wausau | WHRM-TV | 20.4 |  |
Milwaukee | WMVS | 10.3 | Milwaukee PBS
Milwaukee Area Technical College |  |

#### West Virginia

[edit]

Grandview | WSWP-TV | 9.3 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting |  |  | January 16, 2017
Huntington | WVPB-TV | 33.3 |  |
Morgantown | WNPB-TV | 24.3 |  |

#### Wyoming

[edit]

Casper | KPTW | 6.3 | Central Wyoming College |  |  | TBD
Lander | KCWC-DT | 4.3 |  |
Laramie (serves Cheyenne) | KWYP-DT | 8.3 |  |

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, they are produced by independent public television distributors such as American Public Television, and are therefore not labeled as "PBS Kids" programming, as it is mainly a programming block branding.[1]

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## External links

[edit]

* Media related to PBS Kids at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

* v
* t
* e

PBS Kids original programming

Current|

* Sesame Street (since 1969, second run since 2016)
* Cyberchase (since 2002)
* Wild Kratts (since 2011)
* Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (since 2012)
* Odd Squad (since 2014)
* Pinkalicious & Peterrific (since 2018)
* Molly of Denali (since 2019)
* Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (since 2019)
* Elinor Wonders Why (since 2020)
* Donkey Hodie (since 2021)
* Alma's Way (since 2021)
* Rosie's Rules (since 2022)
* Work It Out Wombats! (since 2023)
* Lyla in the Loop (since 2024)
* Mecha Builders (since 2024)

See also|

* PBS original programming
* Educational television
* PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch
* PBS Kids Go!

* Former original series template

* v
* t
* e

Former PBS Kids original programming

1960s–1980s debuts

| PBS|

* Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
* The Electric Company (1971–1977)
* Zoom (1972–1978)
* Studio See (1977–1979)
* 3-2-1 Contact (1980–1988)
* Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
* Don't Look Now (1983)
* Newton's Apple (1983–1999)
* WonderWorks (1984–1992)
* OWL/TV (1985–1994)
* Learn to Read (1987–1988)2
* Square One Television (1987–1992)
* Shalom Sesame (1988–1992; 2010–2011)
* Zoobilee Zoo (1988)
* Shining Time Station (1989–1995)
* Long Ago and Far Away (1989–1993)

|

Syndicated1|

* Inside/Out (1972–1973)
* Villa Alegre (1973–1980)
* Big Blue Marble (1974–1983)
* Vegetable Soup (1975–1978)
* Rebop (1976–1979)
* Once Upon a Classic (1976–1980)
* Polka Dot Door (1981–1988)
* Powerhouse (1982–1983)
* Today's Special (1984–1994)
* Captain Kangaroo (1986–1992)
* Ramona (1988–1989)

1990s debuts

| PBS|

* Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991–1995)
* Barney & Friends (1992–2010)
* Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992–1995)
* Ghostwriter (1992–1995)
* Behind the Scenes (1992)
* Kino's Storytime (1992–1997)
* In the Mix (1993–2012)2
* The Magic School Bus (1994–1997)
* The Puzzle Place (1995–1998)
* Wishbone (1995–2001)
* Kratts' Creatures (1996)
* Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996–1997)
* Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2000)
* Tots TV (1996–2002)
* Arthur (1996–2022)
* Theodore Tugboat (1996–2002)
* Wimzie's House (1997–2001)
* The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998–1999)
* Teletubbies (1998–2004)
* Noddy (1998–2000)
* Zoom (1999–2005)
* Zoboomafoo (1999–2001)
* Dragon Tales (1999–2005)

|

Syndicated1|

* Mark Kistler's Imagination Station (1991–1998)
* Gerbert (1993–1997)
* Whirligig! (1993)
* Bill Nye the Science Guy (1994–1999)
* Jack Houston's ImagineLand (1994–2000)
* Kidsongs (1994–1998)
* Pappyland (1994–1999)
* The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (1994–1999)
* Katie and Orbie (1995–1997)
* The Huggabug Club (1995–2000)
* The Big Comfy Couch (1995–2009)
* Preschool Power (1995)
* The Shelley T. Turtle Show (1995–1997)
* The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon (1995–1997)
* Bloopy's Buddies (1996–1998)
* Animal Tales (1996–1998)
* The Reppies (1996)
* Groundling Marsh (1997–1999)
* The Slow Norris (1997–1999)
* Salty's Lighthouse (1997–1998)
* Backyard Safari (1997–1998)
* Someday School (1998–2001)
* Adventures with Kanga Roddy (1999–2001)
* Wish*A*Roo Park (1999–2001)
* Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle (1999–2001)
* Ricky's Room (1999–2000)

2000s debuts

| PBS|

* Between the Lions (2000–2010)
* Caillou (2000–2010)
* Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003)
* Corduroy (2000–2001)
* Elliot Moose (2000–2001)
* Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (2000–2002)
* George Shrinks (2000–2004)
* Seven Little Monsters (2000–2004)
* Timothy Goes to School (2000–2001)
* Jay Jay the Jet Plane (2001–2005)
* Anne of Green Gables (2001–2002)
* Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001–2002)
* DragonflyTV (2002–2008)2
* Angelina Ballerina (2002–2006)
* Liberty's Kids (2002–2003)
* The Berenstain Bears (2003–2004)
* Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003–2007)
* Clifford's Puppy Days (2003–2006)
* Boohbah (2004–2006)
* Thomas & Friends (2004–2017)
* Maya & Miguel (2004–2007)
* Postcards from Buster (2004–2012)
* Bob the Builder (2005–2012)
* Make Way for Noddy (2005–2007)
* It's a Big Big World (2006–2010)
* Franny's Feet (2006–2010)
* Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (2006–2010)
* Curious George (2006–2024)
* Design Squad (2007–2012)
* Super Why! (2007–2016)
* WordGirl (2007–2015)
* WordWorld (2007–2011)
* Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007–2008)
* Animalia (2008)
* Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures (2008)
* Martha Speaks (2008–2014)
* Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013)
* Lomax, the Hound of Music (2008)
* The Electric Company (2009–2011)
* Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–2010)
* Dinosaur Train (2009–2020)

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Syndicated1|

* The Dooley and Pals Show (2000–2003)
* Redwall (2001–2002)
* MythQuest (2002)
* Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop (2002)
* The Toy Castle (2003–2004)
* Real Wheels (2003–2004)
* My Bedbugs (2004–2005)
* Curiosity Quest (2004–2015)
* The Biscuit Brothers (2004–2012)
* Auto-B-Good (2005–2006)
* Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld (2005–2008)
* The Shapies (2005–2007)
* Mustard Pancakes (2005–2007)
* Danger Rangers (2005–2006)
* The Zula Patrol (2005–2008)
* Signing Time! (2006–2008)
* Nanalan' (2006)
* The Saddle Club (2006–2009)
* Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works (2006–2007)
* SeeMore's Playhouse (2006–2008)
* Peep and the Big Wide World (2007–2011)
* Miffy and Friends (2007)
* Biz Kids (2008–2017)
* Raggs (2008–2009)
* Jonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)
* Wunderkind Little Amadeus (2008–2009)

2010s–2020s debuts

| PBS|

* The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018)
* SciGirls (2010–2023)
* Peg + Cat (2013–2018)
* Bob the Builder (2015–2018)
* Nature Cat (2015–2024)
* Ready Jet Go! (2016–2023)
* Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018)
* Let's Go Luna! (2018–2022)
* Esme & Roy (2019–2021)
* Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019–2022)
* Hero Elementary (2020–2022)
* The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2023)

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Syndicated1|

* Pocoyo (2010–2011)
* Scientastic! (2010)
* Bali (2010–2013)
* Wild Animal Baby Explorers (2010–2014)
* Space Racers (2014–2016)
* Mixed Nutz (2014)
* Thomas Edison's Secret Lab (2015–2016)
* Bug Bites (2016)
* Ruby's Studio (2016)
* Mack & Moxy (2016)

* Current original series template
* All programs were distributed by PBS unless noted.
* 1 Aired on select public television stations via American Public Television (APT) or another program distributor.
* 2 Instructional program.

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Current children's television blocks in the United States

Broadcast|

* CBS Weekend (CBS)
* Go Time (Syndicated)
* One Magnificent Morning (The CW)
* PBS Kids (PBS)
* The More You Know (NBC/Cozi TV)
* Toon In with Me (MeTV)
* Weekend Adventure (ABC)
* Xploration Station (Fox)

Cable|

* Cartoonito (Cartoon Network)
* Disney Jr. (Disney Channel)
* HBO Kids (HBO / HBO Family)
* Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon)
* Universal Kids Preschool (Universal Kids)

Religious|

* Smile (TBN)
* TCT Kids (TCT)

Spanish|

* Planeta U (Univision)
* MiTelemundo
* Telemundo
* Toonturama (UniMás)
* Galamiguitos (Galavisión)

Previous
(by network)|

* ABC
* CBS
* First-syndication
* NBC
* Telemundo
* TBS and TNT
* UniMás
* see Former children's television blocks in the United States

See also|

* Saturday-morning cartoon
* Weekday cartoon
* Regulations on children's television programming in the United States

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PBS

* National Association of Educational Broadcasters (1925–1981)
* National Educational Television (1952–1970)
* American Public Television (1961–)
* Educational Television Stations (1963–1973)
* Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
* Corporation for Public Broadcasting (1967–)
* America's Public Television Stations (1979–)

Documentaries|

* Independent Lens (episodes) (since August 9, 1999)
* PBS Short Film Festival (since 2012)
* POV (episodes) (since July 5, 1988)

Drama|

* Masterpiece (since January 10, 1971)

Music and fine arts|

* American Masters (since June 22, 1986)
* Art:21 (since 2001)
* Austin City Limits (since January 3, 1976)
* Bluegrass Underground (since 2011)
* Craft in America (since 2007)
* Great Performances (episodes) (since November 4, 1972)
* Next at the Kennedy Center (since 2023)

History|

* American Experience (episodes) (since October 4, 1988)
* Antiques Roadshow (since January 9, 1997)
* Finding Your Roots (since March 25, 2012)
* Secrets of the Dead (since May 15, 2000)

News and public affairs|

* Amanpour & Company (since September 10, 2018)
* BBC World News America (since June 3, 2019 from American Public Television)
* Firing Line (episodes) (April 4, 1966 – December 26, 1999; since June 22, 2018)
* Frontline (episodes) (since January 17, 1983)
* PBS News Hour (since October 20, 1975)
* To the Contrary (since April 3, 1992)
* Washington Week (since February 23, 1967)

Personalities|

* Samantha Brown
* Ken Burns
* Ric Burns
* Michael Gerson
* Amy Holmes
* Bill Moyers
* Hari Sreenivasan
* Judy Woodruff

How-to and special interest|

* MotorWeek (since October 15, 1981)
* This Old House (episodes) (since January 1, 1979)

Science and nature|

* Nature (episodes) (since October 10, 1982)
* Nova (episodes) (since March 3, 1974)

Networks|

* Create
* PBS
* PBS America (UK)
* PBS Digital Studios
* PBS Kids
* PBS YOU1
* World Channel

Major stations|

* Boston
* WGBH
* WGBX
* Chicago
* WTTW
* Dallas
* KERA
* Houston
* KUHT
* Los Angeles
* KCET
* KLCS
* KOCE
* Maryland
* MPT
* Miami–Ft. Lauderdale–West Palm Beach
* WLRN
* WPBT
* WXEL
* New Jersey
* NJ PBS
* New York
* WLIW
* WNET
* Philadelphia–Wilmington–Lehigh Valley
* WHYY
* WLVT
* Pittsburgh
* WQED
* San Francisco/Watsonville/San Jose
* KQED
* KQEH
* KQET
* Tampa–St. Petersburg
* WEDQ
* WEDU
* Washington, D.C.
* WETA
* WHUT

Former|

* BBC OS (January 1, 2020 – March 30, 2023)
* A Chef's Life (September 7, 2013 – October 22, 2018)
* Need to Know (May 7, 2010 – June 28, 2013)
* We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry (January 23, 2018 – January 8, 2019)

See also|

* List of PBS member stations
* List of programs broadcast by PBS
* PBS Distribution
* PBS Satellite Service

* 1Defunct network
* 2Distributed by American Public Television (APT)

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Broadcast television networks in the United States

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Current English-language broadcast television networks in the United States

Major|

* ABC
* CBS
* The CW
* The CW Plus
* Fox
* MyNetworkTV
* NBC

Public|

* PBS
* PBS Satellite Service
* PBS Kids Channel
* Classic Arts Showcase
* Create
* First Nations Experience
* NASA TV
* World Channel

Specialty|

| Domestic news, business and weather|

* Fox Weather
* Newsmax2
* NewsNet
* Real America's Voice
* Scripps News
* WeatherNation
* YTA TV

|

International news|

* CaribVision
* Deutsche Welle
* France 24
* NHK World

Sports|

* beIN Sports Xtra
* Rev'n
* Sports News Highlights

Minority|

| Black|

* Bounce TV
* Dabl
* TheGrio
* The365
* Soul of the South

|

Asian interest|

* Asia Vision
* Diya TV
* NTD
* VIETV

Korean|

* Arirang TV
* Arirang Radio
* KBS America
* MBC
* SBS

Reality and lifestyle|

* Defy
* Fave TV
* Localish
* Merit Street
* Nosey
* TBD
* The Nest
* Quest

Music|

* CA Musicd
* The Country Network
* LATV
* Heartland

Legal & true crime|

* American Crimes
* Court TV
* Law & Crime Network
* Oxygen
* True Crime Network

Classic|

* Ace TV
* Cozi TV
* Get
* MeTV
* MeTV+
* MeTV Toons
* Retro TV

Films|

* Movies!
* NOST

Comedy|

* Antenna TV
* Rewind TV
* Catchy Comedy
* Laff

Westerns|

* Grit
* Outlaw

Drama & action|

* Action
* Charge!
* Comet
* H&I
* Ion
* Ion Mystery
* Ion Plus
* Start TV

Niche & genre|

* Buzzr
* Family Channel
* Story TV

Religious|

* CBN News
* Cornerstone
* Daystar
* RadiantTV
* Sonlife
* TBN
* TBN Inspire
* Smile
* Salsa
* Positiv
* TCT

Home shopping|

* HSN
* Jewelry TV
* OnTV4U
* QVC
* ShopHQ
* Shop LC

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Defunct English-language broadcast television networks in the United States

Major commercial|

* DuMont
* UPN
* The WB
* The WB 100+ Station Group
* PTEN

Minor commercial|

* .2
* America One
* AIN
* Channel America
* Cheddarci
* Circlei
* Classic Reruns TV
* Digi-TV
* Hughes
* JUCE TV
* Light TV
* Mizlou
* N1
* NATVi
* NBC LX Home
* NTA Film
* Omni
* Overmyer/United
* Paramount Television Network
* Pax TV
* PBJ
* Plum TV
* qubo
* SFM Holiday
* Star
* TrueReal
* Theater TV
* This TV
* Tuff TV
* Twist
* UATV
* VTV
* The Works

Public|

* NET
* MHz Worldviewi
* ResearchChannel

Specialty|

| News|

* ABC News Nowi
* All News Channel
* DoD News
* Local AccuWeather Channel
* NBC Wx+/NBC+
* Newsmax TVci
* TouchVision

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Sports|

* American Sports Network
* Stadiumi
* SportsGridi
* Sportsmanc
* Universal Sports

Home shopping|

* America's Store
* Gems TV
* Gun TV
* Ion Shop
* Shop at Home

Music|

* Bohemia Visual Musici
* The Box
* MTV2c
* Tr3sc
* Retro Jams
* TheCoolTV
* The Tube

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Spanish-language broadcast television networks in the United States

Major domestic|

* Estrella TV
* Telemundo
* Univision
* UniMás

Minor domestic|

* América TeVé
* Nuestra Visión
* Novelisima
* LATV
* Mega TV
* TeleXitos
* Visión Latina

Major imported|

* FORO
* Canal 6/Multimedios
* Milenio Televisión
* Mexicanal
* Canal Once
* Canal 22
* Telemax
* Teleritmo

Religious|

* Almavision
* Canal de La Fe
* 3ABN Latino
* Enlace
* Esperanza TV
* ESNE
* EWTN en Español
* Tele Vida Abundante

Specialty|

* Cine Mexicano
* Tele N
* MiCasa Network
* Mira TV
* ¡Sorpresa!
* TeLe-Romántica

Defunct|

* América CV
* Azteca América
* Hispanic Television Network
* Inmigrante TV
* LAT TV
* MundoMax
* Soi TV
* Tr3s
* TuVisión
* VasalloVision
* V-me

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Religious broadcast television networks in the United States

TBN Networks|

* TBN
* TBN Inspire
* Positiv
* Smile
* Enlace (Spanish language)
* Salsa
* TBN Francophone (French language)

English|

* Al Karma TV
* Adventist Review TV
* Amazing Facts TV
* BYU TV
* CatholicTV
* CFN
* CBN
* CTN
* Cornerstone
* Daystar
* EICB TV
* EWTN
* FBC
* GEB
* GLC
* GOD
* Hope
* IQRA TV
* It Is Written TV
* LLBN
* SBN
* 3ABN
* 3ABN Dare to Dream Network
* 3ABN International (with 3ABN Australia)
* 3ABN Kids Network
* 3ABN Praise Him Music Network
* 3ABN Proclaim! Network
* PTL
* RadiantTV
* SafeTV
* TLN)
* TCT
* UBN
* The Walk TV
* Word
* WHT

Spanish|

* Aliento Vision
* Almavisión
* Aviva TV
* CTNi
* Daystar Español
* Esperanza TV
* ESNE
* Familia TV
* Fe-TV
* HCCN
* Iglesia JEMIR
* Red AdVenir
* Tele Vida Abundante
* 3ABN Latino Network
* Tvida Vision
* Visión Latina

French|

* 3ABN Français Network

Defunct|

* The Inspiration Network
* Kids & Teens TV
* Sky Angel
* Worship

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Additional resources on North American television

North America|

* List of local television stations in North America
* DTV transition
* North American TV mini-template

Canada|

* Canadian networks
* List of Canadian television networks
* List of Canadian television channels
* List of Canadian specialty channels
* Local Canadian TV stations
* List of United States stations available in Canada
* 2001 Vancouver TV realignment
* 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignment

Mexico|

* Mexican networks
* Local Mexican TV stations

United States|

* American networks
* List of American cable and satellite networks
* List of American over-the-air networks
* Local American TV stations (W)
* Local American TV stations (K)
* Spanish-language TV networks
* 1989 South Florida television affiliation switch
* 1994–1996 U.S. TV realignment
* 2006 U.S. TV realignment
* List of Canadian television stations available in the United States

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Digital television in North America

Terrestrial|

| Digital broadcasting|

* ATSC tuners
* Digital subchannels
* Virtual channels
* Distributed transmission system
* Datacasting
* Guide Plus
* National Datacast
* UpdateLogic
* Metropolitan Television Alliance
* Grand Alliance

|

Digital switchover|

* All-Channel Receiver Act
* SAFER Act
* Digital channel election
* Set-top boxes
* Digital television adapter
* U.S. Converter Box Coupon Program
* legislation
* Analog passthrough
* DVD recorders
* Digital video recorders

Digital standards|

* ATSC standards
* ATSC
* ATSC-M/H
* 8VSB
* A-VSB
* E-VSB
* PSIP
* PMCP
* full list
* Standard-definition TV
* 480i
* 576i
* Enhanced-definition TV
* 480p
* 576p
* High-definition TV
* 720p
* 1080i
* 1080p
* Ultra high-definition TV
* 2160p
* Serial digital interface
* Smart antennas
* CEA-909

Digital networks|

* Digital multicast television network
* see Template:American broadcast television
* Template:Canadian television networks

National deployment|

* List by country
* Canada
* Mexico
* United States
* HDTV
* transition
* wireless spectrum auction

Cable|

| Digital cable|

* Digital-cable-ready TV
* QAM tuners
* Interactive-digital-cable-ready TV
* OpenCable Application Platform
* Encryption
* Must-carry

|

Subscription TV|

* AllVid
* CableCARD
* Downloadable Conditional Access System
* Tru2way

Satellite TV|

* DVB-S
* Dish Network
* GlobeCast World TV
* Free-to-air receiver
* Bell Satellite TV/Telus Satellite TV
* Dish México
* DigiCipher 2
* 4DTV
* Shaw Direct
* Claro Puerto Rico
* Digital Satellite Service/DVB-S2
* DirecTV
* Vrio/Sky Brazil
* Sky Mexico

IPTV|

* U-verse TV
* Bell Fibe TV
* FibreOP
* Telus Optik TV

Technical issues|

* 14:9 aspect ratio
* Active Format Description
* Broadcast flag
* Channel protection ratios
* HDTV blur
* Hierarchical modulation
* Pirate decryption
* Standards conversion
* Video on demand

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Public broadcasting in the United States

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Radio syndicators|

* American Public Media
* NPR
* Pacifica
* Public Radio Exchange

Terrestrial television|

* American PTV
* Create
* World
* PBS
* Kids
* FNX

Cable and satellite|

* Classic Arts Showcase
* Free Speech TV
* NASA TV
* PBS Satellite Service
* SCOLA

Statewide networks|

| Radio|

* Alaska
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Iowa
* Maine
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota
* Oregon
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Vermont
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

|

Television|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arkansas
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Iowa
* Kentucky
* KET2
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Mississippi
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Vermont
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Regional networks|

| Radio|

* Alabama
* Boise State
* Central Michigan Univ.
* High Plains
* Indiana
* Interlochen (Northern Michigan)
* Jefferson (Southern Oregon/Northern California)
* Michigan Radio
* Montana
* New England
* New Jersey
* North Carolina
* North Country
* Northeast (Albany)
* Northern (Illinois)
* Northwest
* Radio IQ
* Red River
* Yellowstone Public

|

Television|

* East Tennessee PBS
* Milwaukee PBS
* Network Knowledge
* Ozarks PTV
* Pioneer PBS
* Sistema TV
* Smoky Hills PBS
* Southern Oregon PBS
* WCMU Public Media
* WIPR-TV

Local non-commercial
independents|

| School-owned|

* KRSU-TV
* KUEN
* WBEC-TV
* WDSC-TV
* WEFS
* WILC-CD
* WPDS-LD
* WTVI

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Community-operated|

* KPJK
* WLAE-TV
* WLMF-LD
* WNYE-TV

Defunct|

* AlaskaOne
* PPTN
* DoD News Channel
* K07UF
* K35DG-D
* Link TV
* MHz Networks
* MHz WorldView
* NJN
* Public Radio International
* W06BD
* W07BP-D

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Family-oriented television channels in the United States

Toddlers and preschoolers|

* BabyFirst
* Disney Jr.
* Nick Jr.

Youth and preteens|

* Cartoon Network
* Disney Channel
* XD
* Nickelodeon
* Nicktoons
* TeenNick
* NickMusic
* PBS Kids
* Primo TV
* Universal Kids

General audiences|

* Boomerang
* Discovery Family
* The Family Channel (current broadcast)
* Great American Family
* Faith & Living
* Hallmark Channel
* Family
* Mystery
* INSP
* Kids St./Family Central Explorer
* MeTV Toons
* UP

Religious|

* 3ABN Kids Network
* PixL
* Positiv
* Smile

Premium|

* HBO Family
* Showtime Family Zone
* Starz Kids & Family
* Starz Encore Family

Spanish language|

* Discovery Familia
* Semillitas
* ¡Sorpresa!
* Vme Kids

Defunct|

* Animania HD
* CBN/The Family Channel/Fox Family/ABC Family
* Boyz/Girlz Channel
* Family Room HD
* Kids & Teens TV
* Light TV
* Nick GAS
* Noggin
* PBJ
* Qubo
* Toon Disney

International|

* BabyTV (UK)
* Fix & Foxi (Germany)
* Halla Bol! Kids TV (Canada)
* TiVi5 Monde (France)

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