World
Launched	New York and Boston: 2006 nationwide: 2007-08-15
Owned by	American Public Television, PBS, WNET, WGBH
Country	United States
Broadcast area	United States Available in 36% of homes
Sister channel(s)	PBS, Create, PBS Kids Sprout
Website	WorldChannel.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

World (previously informally also known as PBS World) is a 24/7 United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries.^{[1][2] [2]} It is contributed to by the Public Broadcasting Service, WGBH-TV, WNET, and administered by American Public Television.^[2]

Programs [edit]

Current programming and current reruns [edit]

• American Experience
• Charlie Rose
• Frontline
  • Frontline/World
• Global Voices
• History Detectives
• Independent Lens
• Nature
• Nightly Business Report
• NOVA
  • NOVA scienceNOW
• PBS NewsHour
• The Tavis Smiley Show
• Deutsche Welle Journal
• Deutsche Welle European Journal
• Newsline (NHK)

Stations may also choose to place their own programming, such as local government hearings and events, on their subchannel at local discretion. PBS coverage of Presidential speeches and addresses are also offered regularly as part of the World schedule.

Carried by [edit]

PBS World is carried by the following stations:^[3]

PBS World is also carried on US and Canada Roku streaming players.

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• WORLD Channel Official Website

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