Definitions

public television

NOUN

not-for-profit television

Synonyms

WEAK

PTV educational television noncommercial television public TV

Example Sentences

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But Child, a Pasadena, Calif., native who landed her first cooking show on Boston public television in 1963, was the true pioneer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"She's feeling a bit of pain in the left foot and left knee, but I'm feeling positive," he told the Austrian public television station.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The Corp. for Public Broadcasting helps support more than 1,500 local public television and radio stations nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

PBS President Paula Kerger, who worked closely with Moyers for decades, said he always embodied the aspirations of public television.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

But it’s not all that useful for, say, a group of people trying to spark a literacy epidemic with a small budget and one hour of programming on public television.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell