As in the Public Broadcasting System.
Americans owe a debt of
gratitude for PBS for the quality television they have delivered over the decades.
PBS today DOES have
commercials. Don't let them tell you different. Every program is now sponsored by several companies or "made possible by" and then there is a "commercial" for said companies, or organizations.
This did not used to be the case. Also, the pledge drives tend to go on "all year" now, or a lot more now than they did
years ago. Every time a pledge drive starts, our local PBS breaks out the "cooler" shows or special shows to "lure" newbies in making us; the ones' who donate our money like clockwork, even more angry and annoyed.
Aside from some politics, and the misnomer that PBS is commercial free; it is a station that is a part of all of us, and sadly isn't watched by more of us.
"Ughh....just trying to watch PBS Newshour, there is about four minutes of "
commercials" before the program starts...I thought PBS was
supposed to be commercial free???"
"What? WHY are they interrupting Nova for a 'break' to remind us and ask us for more money? Didn't they just have a pledge drive two months ago?"
"Awesome 'Grateful Dead' concert from 1975 was on PBS last night, too bad they ruined it with three "station breaks" to ask for more money, and they only show programs
like this when it's time to ask for more money."