PBS World

About PBS WORLD

PBS WORLD is a new documentary, public affairs and news channel for people who want to know what's happening in their own backyards, across the country, or around the globe. Created to meet the interest expressed by PBS viewers to have more access to the kind of programming they most seek from us, this channel will showcase the very best of nonfiction television.

PBS WORLD provides curious viewers with a wide-ranging and diverse line-up of exceptional and award-winning programs. With acclaimed series such as American Experience, Frontline, History Detectives, Nature, Nova, and Scientific American Frontiers, PBS WORLD is the best place to discover scientific advances, natural wonders, revelations of history, lives of the great and unsung, independent voices, and perspective on today's headlines. These engaging programs include highly acclaimed series that set the standard in their field, one-of-a-kind films, thought-provoking stories, thorough investigations, independent and trustworthy voices. And to meet your interest in what's happening in your world, these programs will appear alongside local news and public affairs programs found only on your PBS station.

PBS WORLD is available to a growing number of local stations, currently including:

  • AETN Arkansas Educational Television Network
  • East Tennessee Public Television
  • Idaho Public Television
  • Iowa Public Television
  • KAET Phoenix, AZ
  • KCET Los Angeles, CA
  • KEET Eureka, CA
  • KETC St. Louis, MO
  • KNME New Mexico
  • KOOD Bunker Hill, KS
  • KSPS Spokane, WA
  • KUAC AlaskaOne TV
  • KUAT Arizona Public Media
  • KUED Salt Lake City, UT
  • Maine Public Broadcasting Network
  • MPB Mississippi Public Broadcasting
  • Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) Lincoln, NE
  • South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  • Vermont Public Television
  • WBRA Roanoke, VA
  • WCET Cincinnati, OH
  • WGBH Boston, MA
  • WGBY Springfield, MA
  • WGCU Southwest Florida Public Broadcasting
  • WHRO Norfolk, VA
  • WILL Urbana, IL
  • WJCT Jacksonville, FL
  • WKAR East Lansing, MI
  • WLIW New York, NY
  • WLJT Martin, TN
  • WMEC Macomb, IL
  • WMHT Troy, NY
  • WMVS Milwaukee, WI
  • WPSU University Park, PA
  • WQEC Qunicy, IL
  • WSEC Springfield, IL
  • WSRE Pensacola, FL
  • WTIU Bloomington, IN
  • WTVP Public Media for Central Illinois
  • WUFT North Central Florida
  • WVIZ Cleveland, OH
  • WXXI Rochester, NY