How many people watch PBS?
The PBS audience reflects the social and economic makeup of the nation. Almost 76 million households, representing 146.1 million people tune in to their local Public Television station. Approximately 89 million people watch PBS in an average week. Who runs Public Television? Public television stations are local community institutions that are operated under the direction of the licensee-i.e., state/local government, nonprofit community group, college/university. There is no network as there is in commercial television. PBS and APT are membership organizations that oversee program acquisition, distribution and promotion. Stations also have access to other program providers for material to create their own local schedule. How many Public Television stations are there? There are 170 licensees operating 349 public television stations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam. PBS – Underwriting PBS is respected and recognized nationwide as a quality provid
