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• Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS)
  APTS is a non-profit membership organization established in 1980 to support the continued grouwth and development of a strong and financially sound public television services.
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
  CPB is a non-profit corporation created by Congress in 1967 to promote public telecommunications services for the American people. Most CPB-funded programs are distributed through PBS and NPR.
• Florida Public Broadcasting Service, Inc. (FPBS)
  Florida Public Broadcasting Service is a non-profit organization representing all of Florida's public broadcasting stations. FPBS works with PBS and NPR member stations, along with state and local groups, to promote community outreach projects and to provide educational programming. Our mission is to strengthen community, empower families and to educate the public.
• National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA)
  The National Educational Telecommunication Association is a professional association that serves public television licensees and educational entities in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
• National Public Radio (NPR)
  NPR consists of over 600 non-commercial public radio stations. It is the world's first non-commercial satellite-delivered radio system. It provides public radio stations with programming, professional development, and program distribution.
• Organization of State Broadcast Executives (OSBE)
  OSBE is composed of the representatives from 32 states that operate sixty percent of the public broadcasting stations in the United States.
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
  PBS is a private, non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 348 public television stations. Available to 99% of American homes with televisions and digital multimedia capabilities, PBS serves nearly 100 million customers.
• PBS Teachers
  PBS formally launched a comprehensive new web site for K-12 educators. The site is the front door for all educational resources and services PBS offers, including thousands of free lesson plans, teacher professional development opportunities, videos, blogs and much more. Additionally, it provides information about effective ways to use media and technology in school or home-based learning environments.
• Ready to Learn (RTL)
  The Ready To Learn initiative is to help learning happen at home, at school, in child care, and in the community. Funded by the United States Department of Education, the Ready To Learn initiative creates engaging television and other electronic programs, exciting games, playful Web sites, and easy-to-use learning resources for kids, parents, caregivers, and teachers—all with the goal of helping children ages 2 to 8 get ready to read.

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