Public Broadcasting Service

The logo of PBS in 2019
Headquarters of the PBS at 2100 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
Type	Non-commercial Free-to-air television network Public broadcaster
Branding	PBS
Country	United States
Availability	Nationwide U.S. Southern Canada Northern Mexico (OTA only)
Founded	November 3, 1969 (54 years ago) (1969-11-03)
Headquarters	Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Owner	PBS's member public television stations
Key people	Paula Kerger (President and CEO) Jonathan Barzilay (COO)
Launch date	October 5, 1970 (53 years ago) (1970-10-05)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i (some stations transmit PBS programming in 720p)
Affiliates	List of member stations
Official website	www.pbs.org
Replaced	National Educational Television (1952–1970)
Subsidiary	National Datacast
Notes

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States.