What exactly is PBS?
PBS, which stands for Public Broadcasting Service is a private, nonprofit corporation whose members are America’s public TV stations including KEET-TV. Noncommercial educational television became a reality on May 25th, 1953 with KUHT in Huston Texas. Today PBS provides quality TV programming and related services to 348 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. Staff members in Alexandria, Virginaia, oversee program acquisition, distribution and promotion; education services; new media ventures; fundraising support; engineering and technology development; and video marketing. Across the country, 171 noncommercial, educational licensees operate 348 PBS member stations like Channel 13.
