PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
1225 S Clark Street, ARLINGTON, VA 22202 www.pbs.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS), INCORPORATED IN 1969, IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS SERVES THE AMERICAN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

CONTENT - REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 2,118 HOURS OF BROADCAST CONTENT, PROVIDED BY PBS TO ITS 150-MEMBER PUBLIC TELEVISION LICENSEES, TO INFORM, INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE. THIS EXPENSE CATEGORY INCLUDES COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CONTENT OVERSIGHT, PROGRAM SCHEDULING AND PACKAGING. PBS CAPITALIZES THE COST OF PURCHASED BROADCAST RIGHTS (OBTAINED PRINCIPALLY FOR THE NATIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE), CHARGING SUCH RIGHTS TO EXPENSE WHEN THE PROGRAM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBER STATIONS FOR INITIAL BROADCAST. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS - REPRESENTS MEDIA OPERATION CENTER HANDLING, TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND OTHER PRE-TRANSMISSION PROCESSING OF ALL PROGRAM VIDEO; PROGRAM ORIGINATION TRANSMISSION INCLUDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR NEWS AND OTHER LIVE EVENT COVERAGE, AND THE SCHEDULING AND LOGGING OF ALL SATELLITE FEEDS. THIS EXPENSE CATEGORY ALSO INCLUDES OTHER TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING, AND THE OVERSIGHT, LEASE AND ACQUISITION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY.

PROMOTION - REPRESENTS INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM PROMOTION, AND PRESS EFFORTS INTENDED TO INCREASE VIEWERSHIP AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF PUBLIC TELEVISION. THESE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING ON-AIR AND ONLINE PROMOTIONAL SPOTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT AND RADIO ADVERTISING, PRESS SUPPORT AND THE COORDINATION OF PUBLIC TELEVISION'S EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE AND POSITIONING.

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