public television

American  

noun

1. a type of noncommercial, usually educational, television programming funded by the government, grants, viewers, and corporations.

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Example Sentences

One of her regular students, Merle Goorian, was the wife of a public television producer, Len Goorian, and pitched him the idea for a show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Polish public television TVP said 15 people have died in mines this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

First conceived as a children’s program for Chile’s public television, “31 Minutos” debuted in March 2003, and now spans four seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The Corp. for Public Broadcasting helps support more than 1,500 local public television and radio stations nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

But it’s not all that useful for, say, a group of people trying to spark a literacy epidemic with a small budget and one hour of programming on public television.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell