claim: PBS is a television program distributor.
evidence: The Public Broadcasting Service -LRB- PBS -RRB- is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor .. public broadcaster. public broadcasting. television program distributor. broadcast syndication. Headquartered in Arlington , Virginia , PBS is an independently operated non-profit organization and is the most prominent provider of television programming to public television stations in the United States , distributing series such as Keeping Up Appearances , BBC World News , NOVA scienceNOW , NOVA , Barney and Friends , Arthur , Sesame Street , PBS NewsHour , Walking with Dinosaurs , Masterpiece , Nature , American Masters , Frontline , and Antiques Roadshow .. United States. United States. Virginia. Virginia. non-profit. Nonprofit organization. television programming. television programming. Keeping Up Appearances. Keeping Up Appearances. BBC World News. BBC World News. NOVA scienceNOW. NOVA scienceNOW. NOVA. Nova ( TV series ). Barney and Friends. Barney and Friends. Arthur. Arthur ( TV series ). Sesame Street. Sesame Street. PBS NewsHour. PBS NewsHour. Walking with Dinosaurs. Walking with Dinosaurs. Masterpiece. Masterpiece ( TV series ). Nature. Nature ( TV series ). American Masters. American Masters. Frontline. Frontline ( U.S. TV series ). Antiques Roadshow. Antiques Roadshow ( U.S. TV series ). PBS is funded by member station dues , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting , government agencies , corporations , foundations and individual citizens .. the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. member. Network affiliate#Member stations. All proposed funding is subjected to a set of standards to ensure the program is free of influence from the funding source .. Since the mid-2000s , Roper polls commissioned by PBS have consistently placed the service as the most-trusted national institution in the United States .. United States. United States. Roper. GfK. However , PBS is not responsible for all programming carried on public television stations , a large proportion of which -LRB- including most specials aired during pledge drives -RRB- come from affiliates , including such member stations as WGBH , WETA-TV , WNET , WTTW National Productions -RRB- , American Public Television and independent producers .. WGBH. WGBH-TV. WETA-TV. WETA-TV. WNET. WNET. WTTW National Productions. WTTW. American Public Television. American Public Television. member. Network affiliate#Member stations. This arbitrary distinction is a frequent source of viewer confusion .. The service has more than 350 member television stations , many owned by educational institutions or non-profit groups affiliated with a local public school district , collegiate educational institution or by state government-owned or - related entities .. non-profit. Nonprofit organization. member. Network affiliate#Member stations. It also operates National Datacast -LRB- NDI -RRB- , a subsidiary which offers datacasting services via member stations , and provides additional revenue for PBS and its member stations .. member. Network affiliate#Member stations. National Datacast. National Datacast. datacasting. datacasting