Mississippi Public Broadcasting

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Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) is the public broadcasting network serving the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is owned by the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television (MAET), an agency of the state government that holds the licenses for all of the PBS and NPR member stations in the state. MPB's headquarters is located on Ridgewood Road in northeast Jackson. The public broadcaster was established as Mississippi Educational Television. 
== History ==
Mississippi was a relative latecomer to public broadcasting. By the late 1960s, it was the only state east of the Mississippi River without an educational television station licensed within its borders. Finally, in 1969, the Mississippi Legislature created the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television to create a locally-focused educational television service for Mississippi. After almost a year of planning, WMAA-TV, channel 29 debuted on February 1, 1970 as the state's first educational television station. It immediately joined PBS.
Only four months after beginning operations, WMAA received unwanted national attention when it refused to carry Sesame Street because of its racially integrated cast. That decision was reversed 22 days later after a nationwide outcry. Six other stations began operation over the next few years, and the state network became known as Mississippi Educational Television, or simply ETV. 
On May 27, 2024, MAET adopted "Mississippi Public Broadcasting" as an umbrella on-air brand for all television and radio operations.
== Educational Programming ==
Since its inception, MPB has produced many Educational television or instructional television programs from its Jackson studios. A partial list includes Tomes & Talismans, The Write Channel, Clyde Frog Show, About Safety, Ticktock Minutes, Zebra Wings, Posie Paints, Project Survival, The Metric System, "Media Mania", and Between the Lions.
== MPB Television ==
As of 2009, the MPB television stations are:
Station	City of license
(Other cities of service)	Channels
VC / RF	First air date
WMAA 	Jackson 	35	February 1, 1970
WKOT 	Biloxi 	19	January 14, 1972
WAJV 	Tupelo 	11	August 11, 1974
WALO 	Laurel 	17	January 14, 1972
WCSO 	Greenville	12	September 15, 1972
WLCA 	Meridian 	8 	July 4, 1971
== Digital Television ==
=== Subchannels ===
The digital signals of MPB's stations are multiplexed:
Mississippi Public Broadcasting multiplex
Channel	Res. 	Aspect	Short name	Programming
xx.1 	1080i	16:9 	MPB HD 	Main MPB programming / PBS
xx.2 	480i 	4:3 	MPB KD 	MPB Kids
xx.3 	480i 	4:3 	MPB CR 	MPB Create
xx.4 	Audio	Audio 	MPB FM 	MPB Think Radio
MPB Music Radio
xx.5 	1080i	16:9 	MPB WD 	MPB Classroom TV (7 a.m.–7 p.m.)
MPB World (7 p.m.–7 a.m.)
==Programming Schedule==
 	Mon 	Tues 	Wed 	Thurs 	Fri 	Sat 	Sun
5 AM 	Sit and Be Fit 	Sit and Be Fit 	Sit and Be Fit 	Sit and Be Fit 	Sit and Be Fit 	Sit and Be Fit 	Sit and Be Fit
5:30 AM 	Classical Stretch 	Classical Stretch 	Classical Stretch 	Classical Stretch 	Classical Stretch 	Classical Stretch 	Classical Stretch
6 AM 	Today's Special 	Today's Special 	Today's Special 	Today's Special 	Today's Special 	Today's Special 	Today's Special
6:30 AM 	Pinwheel 	Pinwheel 	Pinwheel 	Pinwheel 	Pinwheel 	Pinwheel 	Pinwheel
7 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
7:30 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
8 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
8:30 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
9 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
9:30 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
10 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
10:30 AM	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
11 AM 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
11:30 AM	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids 	PBS Kids
12 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
12:30 PM	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
1 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
1:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
2 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
2:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
3 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
3:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
4 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
4:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
5 PM 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	This Wild Life 	This Wild Life
5:30 PM 	Nightly Business Report	Nightly Business Report	Nightly Business Report	Nightly Business Report	Nightly Business Report	Mississippi Outdoors	Mississippi Outdoors
6 PM 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	Farmweek 	Farmweek
6:30 PM 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour 	PBS Newshour
7 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
7:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
8 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
8:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
9 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
9:30 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
10 PM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
10:30 PM	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
11 PM 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Amanpour & Company 	Austin City Limits 	Various Programming
11:30 PM	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	BBC World News 	Austin City Limits 	Various Programming
12 AM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
12:30 AM	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
1 AM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
1:30 AM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
2 AM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
2:30 AM 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming 	Various Programming
3 AM 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air
3:30 AM 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air
4 AM 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air
4:30 AM 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air 	Off-Air
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