PBS Aired First Broadcast 40 Years Ago TodayNovember 3, 2009
 WASHINGTON: America’s Public Broadcasting System aired its first
television broadcasts 40 years ago today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The network formed from when a “string of local educational channels” came
together, the Bureau said.
Some of the more well-known programs on PBS include “The NewsHour with Jim
Lehrer,” “Masterpiece,” “Antiques Roadshow,” “The American Experience” and “Sesame
Street.”
PBS was also the leading broadcaster of key tennis matches for several years.
The network currently comprises 356 TV stations. More than 80 million people in
50 million households watch PBS fare during the average week, the network says.
| COMMENTS (2) | | 11/04/2009 | | Thanks for that; the information came from the Census Bureau. |
| | 11/03/2009 | | PBS did not come into existence 40 years ago. NET was the network before PBS and that was still going in 1971 when I first joined WNET/13 and producing shows for that network. |
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