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Partners

Local Public is the result of the Local Streaming Initiative, which was a group effort to build the modern streaming infrastructure and apps that local PBS stations need to remain viable in the post-broadcast age.

The effort was led by Cascade PBS, with help (and funding) from our founding partners and the PBS Major Market Group.

Founding partners

The following stations helped fund the construction of the Local Public platform, and are represented on our advisory board (which helps to steer the project):

  • Cascade PBS
  • KPBS
  • KVIE
  • Nashville PBS
  • OPB
  • PBS Charlotte
  • Rocky Mountain PBS
  • WETA
  • WHRO
  • WHYY

Streaming stations

The following stations are currently (or will soon be) streaming on the Local Public platform:

KPBS
PBS Charlotte
PBS KVIE
WETA
WHRO
WHYY

System partners

The Programming Service provides programming support for over 50 local PBS stations across the country covering 51% of US TV Households. Their team of programmers enrich our PBS catalog with deep metadata (genres, vibes, locale and more).
Community Development Partnership (CDP) is an independent public benefit corporation working on behalf of more than 230 public radio and television stations to share data across the system, analyze fundraising performance, and develop best practices. CDP will help Local Public stations analyze app performance.

Technical partners

Oxagile
Oxagile is Local Public's primary app technology partner
Apisod is Local Public's primary data services provider
Recombee provides AI-powered personalization services for Local Public

AWS
Local Public is built atop highly scalable Amazon Web Services infrastructure

Want to join us? Contact Kevin Colligan to discuss working with our coalition.