Blast Magazine» public broadcasting system http://blastmagazine.com Video games, movies, music, and smart magazine journalism Fri, 25 May 2012 19:16:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 40 years of PBS http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/tv/40-years-of-pbs/ http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/tv/40-years-of-pbs/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:19:49 +0000 Blast Magazine Newsroom http://blastmagazine.com/?p=32492

pbsForty years ago today, PBS, the Public Broadcasting System, aired its first television broadcasts, the US Census Bureau announced.

PBS began as little more than a string of local educational programs. Over the last four decades, shows like “Sesame Street,” “The American Experience,” “Masterpiece” and “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” have touched the lives of many Americans.

“Over the years, PBS has built a reputation for excellent programs and objectivity,” the Census Burean said in a statement.

The Public Broadcasting System has more than 350 stations, which come together collectively to own the network.

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