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PBS World 
Launched New York and Boston: 2006
nationwide: 2007-08-15Owned by PBS, WNET, WGBH Country United States Broadcast area United States Available in 36% of homes Sister channel(s) PBS,
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PBS Kids SproutWebsite WORLDcompass.org Availability Terrestrial Available as a digital subchannel on PBS stations in some areas Check local listings for availability Cable Available on selected cable systems Check local listings for availability PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries.[1][2] Launched nationally in 2007 as PBS World, it has been rebranded as just "World."[2] Originally distributed and marketed by PBS, World is now produced and distributed by Boston's WGBH, and New York City's WNET, and American Public Television.[2]
Contents
Programs
Current programming and current reruns
- American Experience (1988-present seasons)
- Charlie Rose (1991-present reruns)
- Frontline
- Frontline/World
- Global Voices
- History Detectives
- Independent Lens
- Nature
- Nightly Business Report
- NOVA (1974-present seasons)
- PBS NewsHour
- Scientific American Frontiers
- The Tavis Smiley Show (2003-present seasons]]
- Deutsche Welle Journal
- Deutsche Welle European Journal
- Newsline (NHK)
Future programming
All part of PBS Kids includes:
- Sesame Street (1969-present seasons)
- ZOOM (1999) (1999-2005 seasons)
- ZOOM (1972) (1972-1978 seasons)
- Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (2006-2010 seasons)
- Reading Rainbow (1983-2006 seasons)
- Mister Rogers Neighborhood (1968-2001 seasons)
- Between the Lions (2001-2011 seasons)
Carried by
WORLD is carried by the following stations:[3]
KFME Fargo , North Daota
References
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