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.

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 ...

Arkansas PBS, the statewide network operated by the Arkansas Educational Television Commission, announced Thursday that it will drop PBS programming and change its name to Arkansas TV. The current PBS ...

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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 ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — Popular shows like Sesame Street and Nova will continue airing on Alabama Public Television after commissioners voted to maintain the partnership with PBS on Tuesday morning. The ...

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 ...

Arlington, VA (December 15, 2025) — PBS News senior executive producer Sara Just today announced the January 2026 debut of two new 30-minute weekend programs – “Horizons from PBS News,” which will ...