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PBS /ˌpiː biː ˈes/  (Public Broadcasting Service) a US television company whose aim is to show good-quality programmes and not to make profit. It broadcasts no advertisements, but its programmes are paid for partly by the people who watch them and partly by money from the government and from large companies. Two programmes for which PBS is known are Sesame Street and Masterpiece Theater.
PBS


PBS
PBS /ˌpiː biː ˈes/
abbreviation for Public Broadcasting Service; a US television company whose aim is to show good-quality programmes and not to make profit. It broadcasts no advertisements, but its programmes are paid for partly by the people who watch them and partly by money from the government and from large companies. Two programmes for which PBS is known are Sesame Street and Masterpiece Theater.


PBSBrE /ˌpiː biː ˈes/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpiː biː ˈes/ 🔊 abbreviationthe Public Broadcasting Service (an organization in the US that broadcasts television programmes to local stations that do not show advertisements) (美国)公共电视网(给不播广告的地方台播放电视节目)