Is KCET Leaving PBS

Hello sir, I am Rambo Jack. I am from California. I want you to help me by giving me some information about the KCET channel and I want know is KCET leaving Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Can you give me some details about it?

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KCET, channel 28, is a non-commercial educational, independent television station.
It was started in the year 1964.

It is serving viewers in 11 diverse counties in Southern and Central
California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside. USA. The
station's studios are located in Burbank, California, and its transmitter is
located atop Mount Wilson. It is part of the KCETLink Media Group.

KCET was a charter member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Yes KCET has left PBS on December 31, 2010.

CET's management cited unsolvable financial and programming disputes
among its major reasons for leaving PBS.

KCET announced that it was merging with non-commercial satellite network Link TV to form a new nonprofit entity, to be called "KCETLink" with its
national headquarters based in KCET's Burbank facilities.



With the ending of PBS affiliation on January 1, 2011, KCET changed its
subchannels:


1 going independent,
2 changing to KCET Kids & Family,
3 Vme continued,
4 and PBS World replaced by MHz Worldview

KCET Desert Cities and KCET Orange converted to KCET Kids & Family
with its shows moving to KCET’s daytime lifestyle block.

KCET primary subchannel offered themed nights during the first year of
operation