Correspondence shared with Current reveals conflicting accounts over notice requirements and whether the decision blindsided ...

There's plenty of money to keep PBS on air in Arkansas. The decision to pull the plug is a culture war salvo, not a budgetary ...

CONWAY, Ark. — Fifty-nine years ago, Arkansas PBS made its debut, but next year, that chapter will come to a close. Arkansas PBS will be rebranding to Arkansas TV. "We now have the ability to bring in ...

Imagine for a moment if Sinclair Broadcast Group, the company that owns KATV in Little Rock, decided on a whim to drop ABC ...

As it prepares to hit the milestone 60th year of serving the community here in the Natural State, Arkansas’s only statewide public television network has announced that it is realigning its mission.

Arkansas is set to become the first state to sever ties with PBS, after the commission that oversees public television in the state voted to end its contract with the broadcast company. The ...

CONWAY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas’ statewide public television network will end its affiliation with PBS starting in July 2026, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission announced this week.

On Dec. 11, 2025, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted to disaffiliate from the national PBS network. The reason given was that it was a financial decision. I believe the given reason ...