Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit American television network that provides educational and cultural programming to the public. It was established as a part of the Great Society initiative.
Related terms
Great Society: The Great Society refers to a set of domestic programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. It aimed at reducing poverty and inequality while promoting civil rights and social reform.
National Educational Television (NET): The predecessor of PBS, NET was an educational broadcasting network that aired public affairs, instructional, and children's programming.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB): The organization established by Congress to provide funding support to public broadcasting stations like PBS.
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