There was a time when a passionate conservative might have looked at PBS programming and called it too liberal.

The series began last January and has been a mainstay of PBS programming for children.

Golf, baseball and PBS programming (except, of course, for nature shows) are not.

Until then, PBS programming had to be sold to the basin's commercial stations, on a per program basis.

PBS programming is out of the hands of an executive who had wielded the power to buy the service's national offerings.

However, it is a major producer of national PBS programming in its own right.

Phillips 66 also was a long-time supporter of PBS programming for most of the 1980s.

Teachers using PBS programming for course work must now wait for the stations to mail out teacher guides.

As the difficulties associated with bringing PBS programming decreased, channel 9 increased its schedule, and now operates 24 hours per day.

The station broadcasts PBS programming and other national content, but also has produced many original programs for local audiences.