Public Broadcasting Service, also known as PBS, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, US. Operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company, founded in 1969, has an estimated 2,380 employees and reported $87.8M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network, PBS specializes in broadcast television and radio. It serves as a provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as Nature, Nova, Frontline, PBS News Hour, Washington Week, Masterpiece, American Experience, and children's programs including Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, Arthur, Curious George, and The Magic School Bus. Additionally, certain stations provide spillover service to Canada.

2020 Revenue

Founded

1969

Headcount

2,371

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Non-profit

News Summary:

On April 29, 2026, the PBS News Hour featured CNN's Brian Stelter to discuss President Trump's FCC in relation to Jimmy Kimmel, with the segment noting the absence of conservative viewpoints or questions about Kimmel's comments on President Trump. Also on April 29, legislation aimed at funding PBS membership for Arkansas TV stations failed in the Arkansas House on the final day of the legislature’s fiscal session, after three votes. This followed news from April 26 that over $500,000 in state funding could support PBS in Arkansas, building on Senate Bill 57 which was filed in the Arkansas Senate on April 24 to help fund the service. Earlier, on April 28, Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana discussed his film ‘Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing,’ which is currently available on PBS’s Independent Lens and YouTube.

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