PBS North Carolina Powered by the UNC System educates, informs, entertains and inspires its statewide audience on-air, online and in-person. PBS NC offers the best of PBS and locally produced content across four over-the-air channels—PBS NC, the North Carolina Channel, Rootle 24/7 PBS KIDS and the Explorer Channel – and delivers digital-first content. In-person events engage communities and inspire action. Free resources and events spark curiosity for our state’s youngest learners, helping them reach their fullest potential. The statewide network also serves as the backbone for North Carolina’s emergency services. PBS North Carolina—a service for the public good.

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16.8M

potential households reached

4K

hours of programs produced about North Carolina annually

$13M+

in private support in fiscal year 2020

Through local programming like My Home, NC, MUSE, Sci NC and more, PBS North Carolina highlights the tangible and intangible elements that make the state’s communities and people so unique.

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Entertainment

Through a combination of national and local productions, PBS NC brings the best PBS programming like Masterpiece, PBS Newshour, NOVA and more to North Carolina while also serving as a powerful force to cultivate and celebrate a strong pride of place for our viewers with programming that celebrates the people, places and culture of North Carolina.
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Education

PBS North Carolina provides dynamic educational media, teacher professional development, parent education and community engagement online, on-air and in-person. Its educational programming changes lives every day while serving as a digital safe haven for our state’s youth. 
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PBS North Carolina can’t do it without YOU. Learn about the many ways member support powers our ability to provide programs and resources that entertain, inspire and educate North Carolinians.
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