PBS World
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| Launched | New York and Boston: 2006 nationwide: 2007-08-15 |
| Owned by | American Public Television, PBS, WNET, WGBH |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | United States Available in 36% of homes |
| Sister channel(s) | PBS, Create, PBS Kids Sprout |
| Website | WORLDcompass.org |
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| Available as a digital subchannel on PBS stations in some areas | Check local listings for availability |
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| Available on selected cable systems | Check local listings for availability |
World (formerly PBS World) is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries.[1][2] Launched nationally in 2007 as PBS World, it has been rebranded as just "World."[2] Originally distributed and marketed by PBS, World is now produced and distributed by Boston's WGBH, and New York City's WNET, and American Public Television.[2]
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[edit] Programs
[edit] Current programming and current reruns
- American Experience (1988-present seasons)
- Charlie Rose (1991-present reruns)
- Frontline
- Global Voices
- History Detectives
- Independent Lens
- Nature
- Nightly Business Report
- NOVA (1974-present seasons)
- PBS NewsHour
- Scientific American Frontiers
- The Tavis Smiley Show (2003-present seasons)
- Deutsche Welle Journal
- Deutsche Welle European Journal
- Newsline (NHK)
Stations may also choose to place their own programming, such as local government hearings and events, on their subchannel at local discretion. Presidential speeches and addresses are also offered by default as part of the World schedule.
[edit] Carried by
WORLD is carried by the following stations:[3]
KFME Fargo , North Daota
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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