The Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease operations on September 30th.

[oldnewsperson 5]

NEPM (formerly WGBY) was actually a spin-off from WGBH in the first place so this is kind of a homecoming of sorts. I'm all for it!

[mre29 1974]

7 hours ago, oldnewsperson said:

NEPM (formerly WGBY) was actually a spin-off from WGBH in the first place so this is kind of a homecoming of sorts. I'm all for it!

 

The WGBH Educational Foundation still holds the WGBY license; NEPM has been the operator since 2019.

 

[mre29 1974]

7 hours ago, Classic Cars and Cartoons said:

Did PBS moved their childrens programming elsewhere to streaming platforms after the shutdown?

 

PBS hasn't gone away yet.

 

[TheRolyPoly 3560]

Yeah. PBS is still around, just like NPR.

 

Every day they're still around is a huge middle finger to the president and those who oppose public broadcasting.

[TheRolyPoly 3560]

On 4/28/2026 at 11:33 AM, TheRolyPoly said:

 

Only seven and a half months after this, WEIU-TV is going off the air. May 15th will be their final day on air.

 

https://www.wandtv.com/news/weiu-tv-live-broadcast-to-end-switching-to-streaming-only/article_bcfeaabd-3742-454e-8b42-d364f293dc42.html

 

And just like that, WEIU-TV has signed off for the final time.

 

Here's a behind the scenes look at the whole process.

 

[EVVTV12 207]

Montclair State will take over operations of NJ PBS starting in July 
https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2026/06/03/montclair-state-university-named-new-operator-of-new-jerseys-public-television-stations/

[TheRolyPoly 3560]

WBGU won't become The Ohio Channel after all. Instead, it'll remain a PBS member station as WGTE will take over operations of the station starting July 1st.

 

https://www.wbgu.org/WBGU-WGTE/

[tyrannical bastard 4691]

Unless a white knight steps in, WSRE is still slated to lose PBS programming on June 30th.

As far as I know, the WSRE foundation is still fighting for independence from Pensacola State College, who owns WSRE-TV itself.  They could realistically resurrect WSRE's PBS programming on another channel if they had the ability to do so.

Another possibility could be Florida State University stepping in to run/buy WSRE and relay the programming from Tallahassee's WFSU that's repeated on WFSG in Panama City.  That station only reaches to Fort Walton Beach, while WSRE picks up coverage from there all the way into Mobile with their transmitter located near the others in Baldwin County Alabama between Mobile and Pensacola.

[tyrannical bastard 4691]

Here's a look at WSRE's programming schedule starting on July 1st....
https://www.aol.com/articles/heres-wsre-tv-station-lineup-090919000.html
(Article is from the Pensacola News-Journal but reposted by AOL)

[tyrannical bastard 4691]

Since WSRE is no longer a PBS station, a new group has emerged that could be the area's next PBS station "Emerald Coast PBS"

emeraldcoastpbs.org

 

It's unclear what this organization is, or what their plans are, but it may have plans to bring PBS programming back to a station (or even a virtual one) in the near future.  They are soliciting pledges, primarily for former WSRE members who benefited from having access to PBS Passport programming, a standard feature for those who donate at least $5 a month to their local PBS station.

Going forward, their best option may be a brokered spot on WPAN-TV.  Their entire station is brokered content, including a full-powered repeater slot for WFBD-TV, a TCT station with a fringe transmitter.

Does PBS even have any stand-alone low-power stations, or virtual affiliates that lack a broadcast signal?  In WSRE's absense, there is a large part of Northwest Florida that no longer has access to PBS programming over the air.

[swaggyboi128 13]

Seems like they plan on broadcast and streaming (if their "station history" section is any indication).

 

Personally I'm a bit skeptical since parts of the website seem a bit strange...I wouldn't say AI-generated, but the writing is very suspicious (especially the station history section, which is very vague and occasionally puts things that haven't happened yet in past tense). I have used their contact form and asked a few questions, so I'll see if I get any answers.

 

Update: they have a contact page on the official PBS site (where you select your local station) and it says it was updated on the 1st of the month, so it seems pretty legit.

Edited 1 hour ago by swaggyboi128
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