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PBS RENO IS FULLY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR STATE. PBS RENO (5.1) AND PBS RENO PBS KIDS (5.3) FEATURE 207 HOURS PER WEEK OF NON-COMMERCIAL, NON-VIOLENT PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE CHILDREN WHILE ENTERTAINING THEM AT THE SAME TIME. MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE FREE INTERACTIVE WEBSITES, FREE TABLET, AND SMARTPHONE APPS THAT ALLOW THE YOUNG ONES TO CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH THEIR FAVORITE CHARACTERS BEYOND THE BROADCAST PROGRAM. PBS RENO CHILDREN'S CONTENT IS DESIGNED TO MEET DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMON CORE STANDARDS. PBS RENO VIEWERS ENJOY DRAMATIC SERIES ON MASTERPIECE THAT INCLUDE ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: MISS SCARLETT AND THE DUKE, AND ENDEAVOUR. AS USUAL, PBS WON MORE EMMY AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK OR CABLE CHANNEL FAVORITES LIKE NOVA, NATURE, THIS OLD HOUSE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS NEWSHOUR, AND OUR SATURDAY EVENING BRITISH COMEDIES AND MYSTERIES CONTINUE TO DELIGHT VIEWERS, OFFERING PROGRAMMING TYPES SIMPLY NOT FOUND ON OTHER CHANNELS. LOCALLY, OUR DRAMA LINE-UP INCLUDES THURSDAY NIGHT OFFERINGS OF FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES AND MIDSOMER MURDERS FOLLOWED WITH FRIDAY EVENINGS FEATURING MASTERPIECE. THE CHANNEL IS ALSO LIVESTREAMED ALLOWING VIEWERS ACCESS TO VIEW THE CHANNEL ANYWHERE ON ANY DEVICE.CHANNEL 5.2, RENO CREATE PROVIDES HOW-TO PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SERIES AND SPECIALS ON COOKING, TRAVEL, ARTS AND CRAFTS, GARDENING, HOME IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER LIFESTYLE INTERESTS. THIS CHANNEL IS THE FIRST OF THE ADDITIONAL DIGITAL CHANNELS IN THE MARKET TO QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN THE NIELSEN RATINGS. OUR 3RD CHANNEL 5.3, PBS KIDS RENO ALSO QUALIFIES FOR INCLUSION IN THE NIELSEN RATINGS. PBS RENO IS THE FIRST AND ONLY BROADCASTER IN THIS MARKET TO HAVE ALL THREE MULTICAST CHANNELS REPORTING SIMULTANEOUSLY. CHANNEL 5.3, PBS KIDS RENO PROVIDES PBS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ON A 24/7/365 BASIS. SINCE THE CHANNEL IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE OVER THE AIR, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ANYWHERE IN OUR REGION CAN ACCESS THE HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATION-BASED, NON-VIOLENT AND NON-VULGAR PROGRAMMING AT ANY TIME. PBS RENO MAKES CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING TWO YOUTUBE TV CHANNELS, ONE YOUTUBE CHANNEL, HULU+ LIVETV, LOCAL NOW, SOCIAL MEDIA (INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, FACEBOOK, X, LINKEDIN), AND THE PBS RENO WEBSITE (PBSRENO.ORG).

IN 2024, PBS RENO EDUCATION SERVICES CONDUCTED 6,959 CURIOSITY CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 4TH GRADE CHILDREN THROUGHOUT NINE COUNTIES IN NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA: WASHOE, CARSON, DOUGLAS, HUMBOLDT, LYON, ELKO, STOREY, WHITE PINE, AND EL DORADO. THESE WORKSHOPS ACCOUNTED FOR 135,287 INTERACTIONS WITH AREA STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, 48,772 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS TO HELP BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARY. EACH WORKSHOP IS LED BY A CERTIFIED FACILITATOR WHO USES A PBS VIDEO, A READ ALOUD, AND A FUN HANDSON ACTIVITY TO ENCOURAGE STEM LITERACY-BASED LEARNING. PBS RENO'S EDUCATION WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL, CHARTER, AND HOMESCHOOLS. PBS RENO OFFERED THE ANNUAL PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-3 AND RECEIVED 2,777 ENTRIES IN MARCH 2024. WINNING STORIES WERE SHOWN AT THE ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY AND RECORDED FOR ON-AIR BROADCAST AND ONLINE. THE WINNING STORIES WERE ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE RENOWN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN CARSON CITY. PBS RENO FOR FAMILIES PROVIDES A CURATED COLLECTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, NATURE, THE OUTDOORS, LIBRARIES AND LEARNING, AND FAMILY FUN. THE PBS RENO FOR FAMILIES PAGE PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES AND LINKS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE PARENT UNIVERSITY AT THE WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.