DIRECTV Stream, the multi-channel, live streaming service owned by satcaster DIRECTV, has added 28 PBS affiliates as of today.
The streamer announced in October that it would add all PBS stations sometime in 2022 with the first additions coming later this year. This includes the station’s live feed as well as a free Video on Demand library.
During the last few weeks, DIRECTV Stream has been adding the stations in intervals with 10 new affiliates coming on board today.
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“Entertainment is personal and should serve every member of the household, which is why we’re partnering with PBS to deliver DIRECTV Stream customers more choice, more control and a more convenient way to access the content they care about most,” said Rob Thun, DIRECTV’s chief content officer.
DIRECTV Stream is the second major live streamer to offer the local PBS stations. YouTube TV added 100 PBS locals in September 2019.
The current list of live PBS feeds on DIRECTV Stream now includes stations in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Louisville and Charlotte, North Carolina, among others.
Here is the list of PBS stations that DIRECTV Stream has added as of today. (Stations in bold are being added today and may not be live yet when you read this.)
Los Angeles, CA
KOCE
Palm Springs
KOCE
Santa Barbara
KOCE
Philadelphia, PA
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WHYY
Monterey-Salinas
KQET
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose, CA
KQED
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota), FL
WEDU
Austin, TX
KLRU
Charlotte, NC
WUNG
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem, NC
WUNL
Greenville-N.Bern-Washington, NC
WUNK
Myrtle Beach-Florence
WUNU
Norfolk-Portsmouth, VA
WUND
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC
WUNC
Wilmington, NC
WUNJ
Greenvlle-Sprtnbrg-Ash.,And., NC
WUNF
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI
WDCQ
Toledo, OH
WGTE
Charleston-Huntington, WV
WKAS
Cincinnati, OH
WCVN
Evansville, IN
WKOH
Lexington, KY
WKLE
Louisville, KY
WKPC
Paducah-C.Gird-Harbg
WKPD
Boise, ID
KAID
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID
KISU
Spokane, WA
KCDT
Twin Falls, ID
KIPT
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