The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely. By Benjamin Mullin Arkansas PBS on Thursday severed ties with ...

In a jawdropper of a move, members of the Arkansas PBS Commission voted Thursday to chuck “NOVA”, “Antiques Roadshow” and “Sesame Street” in favor of cheaper, homegrown content instead. The wholesale ...

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 ...

CONWAY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas’ statewide public television network will end its affiliation with PBS starting in July 2026, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission announced this week.

The channel known as Arkansas PBS will no longer be able to broadcast PBS programs starting July 1, 2026, thanks to federal budget cuts signed into law earlier this year.This means Arkansans will not ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As it prepares to hit the milestone 60th year of serving the community here in the Natural State, Arkansas’s only statewide public television network has announced that it is ...

On the cusp of turning 100 Saturday, TV legend Dick Van Dyke gets the “American Masters” treatment in the new PBS film “Starring Dick Van Dyke” (9 p.m. Friday, WQED-TV). The two-hour documentary ...

Arkansas is set to become the first state to sever ties with PBS, after the commission that oversees public television in the state voted to end its contract with the broadcast company. The ...

Arkansas's statewide public television network, formerly known as Arkansas PBS and AETN, announced Thursday that they will be rebranding as "Arkansas TV." Officials with the network say the decision ...

If your family’s holiday traditions include hot cocoa, cozy blankets, and getting lost in great TV, PBS is about to make your season even brighter. Whether your household leans toward musicals, ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For many children, their first experience with ballet often happens at Christmastime via “The Nutcracker.” Now, ...