PBS sent a letter to the Arkansas Educational Television Commission Wednesday expressing surprise about the commission’s plan to drop PBS programming and are encouraging it to reconsider the decision.

Arkansas PBS will end its affiliation with the national PBS network on July 1, 2026. Current Arkansas PBS Passport members will retain their benefits until June 30, 2026. After the transition, ...

Arkansas PBS has released additional guidance for viewers and donors clarifying how PBS Passport memberships and viewing access will work as the state prepares to end its PBS affiliation in 2026.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to dissolve after nearly 60 years due to federal funding cuts and political ...

On Dec. 11, 2025, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted to disaffiliate from the national PBS network. The reason given was that it was a financial decision. I believe the given reason ...

CONWAY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) says they were “shocked” by Arkansas’ decision to end its affiliation with the network, according to a letter Wednesday from Susi ...

Arkansas’ decision to sever ties with the Public Broadcasting Service “came as a shock to us,” a PBS executive wrote in an email Wednesday to Woody Freeman, chairman of the Arkansas Educational ...

An Arkansas Educational Television commissioner is taking issue with the commission's decision to sever ties with the Public Broadcasting Service. "I believe there were many considerations not ...

PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds PBS and NPR, announced a change to its operations in the coming months after Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding the television ...

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