PBS
American public television network
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| April 21 2025 | At 9:59 a.m. ET, PBS redesigned the HD03 feed after 16 years, updating the on-screen text, service name display, and NOC logo. The new design uses PBS Sans font, displays service name in all capital letters, and removed the previous clock showing both Eastern and Pacific Time. |
| March 24 2025 | Planned opening of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, which will house PBS Appalachia Virginia's studio. |
| December 2024 | PBS launched a terrestrial feed of HD03 on the sIX platform as part of Phase F2 testing. |
| October 2024 | Digital replacement translator application for Dubuque coverage was withdrawn. |
| September 10 2024 | PBS America was made available in HD on Virgin Media. |
| August 31 2024 | PBS Kids channel in Sub-Saharan Africa was discontinued after five years of operation. |
| June 10 2024 | PBS News Hour introduced a new logo, studio, and rebranded the program's name from 'NewsHour' to 'News Hour'. |
| April 23 2024 | The 'PBS Retro' channel was added to Roku's live TV channel lineup in the United States, featuring PBS Kids shows from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. |
| April 12 2024 | Robert MacNeil passes away |
| June 2023 | Announced a partnership with Hard Rock Cafe to construct a glass-enclosed studio at the upcoming Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol. |
| June 10 2023 | PBS Appalachia Virginia officially began broadcasting, serving southwestern Virginia from studios at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol in Bristol, Virginia. The station was established to provide public television coverage in an area previously lacking adequate broadcasting services. |
| May 31 2023 | Discontinuation of HD04 and HD05 NPS Feed (SCPC) |
| May 31 2023 | PBS completed the move to Galaxy 16, decommissioning HD04 and HD05 satellite services. |
| May 3 2023 | HD04/HD05 shutdown notice recorded with a scrolling ticker at the bottom of the screen. |
| January 2023 | Festival announced in January 2023. |
| January 20 2023 | PBS's main transponder on AMC-21 began simulcasting on Galaxy 16 satellite at orbital position 99°W. |
| January 2 2023 | Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett begin anchoring the one-hour weekday editions of PBS NewsHour. |
| December 31 2022 | John Yang becomes the anchor for the weekend editions of PBS NewsHour. |
| December 30 2022 | Judy Woodruff made her final broadcast as anchor. |
| December 8 2022 | PBS NewsHour announced John Yang would become weekend anchor, starting December 31. |
| November 17 2022 | Michael Gerson passes away |
| September 2022 | Blue Ridge PBS announced the formation of a new PBS member station for the Appalachian region, initially called PBS Appalachia. |
| July 11 2022 | Wins People's Choice Webby award for best festival/conference. Runs from July 11 to July 22 with films in five categories. Holds inaugural screening at National Harbor on July 15. Offers only a Juried Prize. |
| June 30 2022 | PBS America's +1 channel on Freeview was shut down due to the closure of the COM7 multiplex. |
| June 16 2022 | Laura Barrón-López joined PBS News Hour as White House correspondent. |
| April 2022 | WNET transfers all of its PBS NewsHour involvement to WETA, consolidating production. |
| April 2 2022 | Geoff Bennett became anchor of weekend broadcast |
| April 2 2022 | WETA assumed production of weekend editions, which were retitled PBS News Weekend and began originating from Washington studios. |
| March 27 2022 | Hari Sreenivasan stepped down as special correspondent and former substitute anchor. |
| January 7 2022 | Yamiche Alcindor leaves for NBC News |
| January 3 2022 | Geoff Bennett joined PBS News Hour as chief Washington correspondent |
| 2021 | PBS received 14 News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations, more than any other organization, highlighting the network's significant achievement in television programming. |
| 2021 | PBS continues to broadcast Peanuts specials under sublicense from Apple. |
| 2021 | Tenth anniversary festival introduces VR viewing across platforms like Daydream, Oculus/Meta Quest, and PlayStation VR. Films categorized into six topics: culture, family, race, humanity, identity, and society. Only offers a Juried Prize. |
| 2021 | The festival eliminated online voting and popularity awards, introducing a new jury prize selected by a panel of filmmakers, producers, and PBS executives. |
| August 30 2021 | PBS NewsHour aired its final 'Honor Roll' segment following the end of the War in Afghanistan. |
| July 2021 | PBS transitioned to a new interconnection system, changing its satellite broadcast services and moving most APT programs to sIX. |
| July 21 2021 | PBS decommissioned satellite feeds SD05 and SD06. |
| July 1 2021 | PBS Julia Child channel was added to Pluto TV in the United States. |
| June 16 2021 | Schedule HD04 recording made, showing test pattern and slate before BBC World News America. |
| March 2021 | APT began transitioning select programs off satellite and into the sIX system. |
| January 2021 | Michael Beller, PBS's chief attorney, resigned after being recorded suggesting re-education camps for children of Trump supporters. |
| January 8 2021 | Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post joined PBS News Hour as a political analyst for Friday segments. |
| 2020 | PBS serves as the over-the-air home to select Peanuts specials under sublicense from Apple. |
| December 18 2020 | Mark Shields ends his tenure as a syndicated columnist |
| September 2020 | Michael Hill joined PBS News Hour as a substitute weekend anchor. |
| September 3 2020 | PBS began offering a free livestream of member stations via its website, smart TVs, and mobile apps. |
| August 31 2020 | Schedule HD05 recording made, showing test pattern and slate before Ken Burns: The Civil War pledge program. |
| July 13 2020 | Renamed from PBS Online Film Festival to PBS Short Film Festival. Runs from July 13 to July 24, maintaining Juried Prize and Most Popular award. |
| March 1 2020 | MHz Networks announced the discontinuation of MHz Worldview, leading many PBS stations to switch to World Channel and First Nations Experience. |
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