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| Posted: January 30, 2009 |
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On Feb. 17, the nation's television broadcast system is scheduled to go all-digital, offering more enhanced images and doing away with older analog signals. |
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| Michele Miyatake of Tucson, Ariz., asks: |
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| PBS is the only television I watch. After the conversion, I won't watch any TV at all. I will miss the high quality programs PBS has. Maybe you could stream content over the Internet? |
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| Paula Kerger of PBS responds: |
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 I'm happy to hear you enjoy PBS. One of the great benefits of new technology is that a TV set is no longer required to watch television programs. This is certainly true in PBS's case. We are working with our member stations to provide them with more streaming video on their Web sites. In the next few months, you'll be able to visit your local station's site to stream full-length episodes from most of PBS's signature series, including 'American Experience,' 'Nature,' and 'Nova.' In addition, the Web sites for many series - including 'The NewsHour,' 'FRONTLINE' and 'Masterpiece' - offer streaming video of individual segments and full-length episodes. Even if you don't watch PBS on TV, I hope you'll consider becoming a member of your local PBS station, if you aren't already. Increasingly, PBS stations are becoming "multi-platform content providers" to serve the changing needs of their audience, and they continue to rely upon contributions from viewers like you. |
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