Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American
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I was reading Wikipedia article on PBS. I need your help. What does the phrase "354 member TV stations" mean? Are these those TV station which buy their programs from PBS. I take CNN and BBC as two TV stations. Thanks for the help.
I was reading Wikipedia article on PBS. I need your help. What does the phrase "354 member TV stations" mean? Are these those TV station which buy their programs from PBS. I take CNN and BBC as two TV stations. Thanks for the help.
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_broadcasting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcasting with 354 member TV stations in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters are in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Virginia.
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PBS, NBC, and CBS are TV networks, not TV stations. Stations are members of networks. The stations broadcast the TV programs provided by the network they belong to.
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PBS, NBC, and CBS are TV networks, not TV stations. Stations are members of networks. The stations broadcast the TV programs provided by the network they belong to. Three hundred fifty-four stations are members of the PBS network.
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ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and BBC are "networks."
The "stations" are "broadcasters." That used to mean that they sent out "radio waves" from a huge antenna. Now some of them are "cable" only.
The "stations" are "broadcasters." That used to mean that they sent out "radio waves" from a huge antenna. Now some of them are "cable" only.
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Thank you, CJ, Avangi.
So, the TV stations are primarily concerned with transmitting the signal while the network decides which programs to transmit from which station.
I have one more question. CNN stands for Cable News Network. Does this mean CNN doesn't use TV stations to distribute its programing because it is a "cable" network? Please help me with it. Thanks.
So, the TV stations are primarily concerned with transmitting the signal while the network decides which programs to transmit from which station.
I have one more question. CNN stands for Cable News Network. Does this mean CNN doesn't use TV stations to distribute its programing because it is a "cable" network? Please help me with it. Thanks.
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Yes, CNN is distributed (or was distributed initially) solely on cable television, so-called because it's distributed to the consumer through cables rather than over the air.
Also, that's not exactly how the network-station dichotomy works. The network sells programming to individual stations, which are required to run certain programming at certain times. However, the network doesn't d
Also, that's not exactly how the network-station dichotomy works. The network sells programming to individual stations, which are required to run certain programming at certain times. However, the network doesn't d
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I suspect PBS in particular uses the phrase "member stations" because they rely on "membership" -- people who have made dontations to keep their non-profit broadcasting station alive.
When you are solicited by them, they ask you to "become a member" -- anyone can list or watch, but they are member-supported.
(I"m a member of WHYY)
When you are solicited by them, they ask you to "become a member" -- anyone can list or watch, but they are member-supported.
(I"m a member of WHYY)
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Grammar Geekanyone can list or watch, but they are member-supported.Hmmm, the government seems to be a member.
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Don't mix up the Corporate for Public Broadcasting, which is government funded (for now - it was supposed to be axed entirely), with the local member stations. They get only a tiny fraction of their funding from government sources.
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Hi, Barb.
Do the member donations go to the member stations or to the networks?
These days I donate only to the Salvation Army. They have the best record of passing the funds through.
(In my youth I once donated to the ACLU, and got flooded with solicitations from gay and lesbian organizations.)
Do the member donations go to the member stations or to the networks?
These days I donate only to the Salvation Army. They have the best record of passing the funds through.
(In my youth I once donated to the ACLU, and got flooded with solicitations from gay and lesbian organizations.)
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