public television

NOUN

not-for-profit television

Synonyms

WEAK

PTV educational television noncommercial television public TV

Example Sentences

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One of her regular students, Merle Goorian, was the wife of a public television producer, Len Goorian, and pitched him the idea for a show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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

First conceived as a children’s program for Chile’s public television, “31 Minutos” debuted in March 2003, and now spans four seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 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