Correspondence shared with Current reveals conflicting accounts over notice requirements and whether the decision blindsided ...

Arkansas will become the first state in the country to drop its affiliation with PBS after the Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted Dec. 11, 2025, to end its contract with the national ...

The Alabama Public Television Commission has voted to extend its contract with PBS through June, ensuring statewide ...

Imagine for a moment if Sinclair Broadcast Group, the company that owns KATV in Little Rock, decided on a whim to drop ABC and discontinue its network programming. No more “World News Tonight.” No ...

The stability of PBS Kids came into question following the historic closure of its funder, Corporation for Public ...

Arkansas PBS, the statewide network operated by the Arkansas Educational Television Commission, announced Thursday that it will drop PBS programming and change its name to Arkansas TV. The current PBS ...

CONWAY, Ark. — Fifty-nine years ago, Arkansas PBS made its debut, but next year, that chapter will come to a close. Arkansas PBS will be rebranding to Arkansas TV. "We now have the ability to bring in ...

The New York Times has reported that NJ PBS, New Jersey’s public television network, may shut down in 2026 after its nonprofit operator and the state’s Public Broadcasting Authority failed to reach a ...

For nearly 60 years, Arkansas’s only statewide public television network has worked to inform and inspire viewers through stories that educate and strengthen its communities. Moving forward, from June ...

Without PBS, Alabama Public Television would be a shell of itself and would be severely handicapped in carrying out its mission to provide educational and informational programming in the state. The ...

This article was first published by Arkansas Advocate and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. Imagine for a moment if Sinclair Broadcast Group, the company that owns KATV in Little ...