educational television
noun
1
: television that provides instruction especially for students
2
: public television
Examples of educational television in a Sentence
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But Secor is fully aware that his series, and other educational television and radio productions, are in danger after President Trump signed a law pulling back $1.1 billion in congressional funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps finance NPR and PBS.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
Congress was about to legislate that networks would be required to carry at least three hours of educational television for children each week.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
However, the most politically salient of the programming missions of public television has always been children's educational television, which Sesame Street has always exemplified.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The impetus for public access television was similar to the ethos of public broadcasting, which sought to create noncommercial and educational television programming in the service of the public interest.
—Lauren Herold, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
Congress also passed a bill that provided funds for educational television, and measures to foster communications satellites.
—Tammy Webber, Fortune, 7 May 2023
The shift to online classes, self-learning modules and educational television and radio programs proved extremely challenging for the country of more than 110 million, where less than a fifth of households have internet access and many lack mobile devices, according to Reuters.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022
Real British educational television feel.
—Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
Congress was about to legislate that networks would be required to carry at least three hours of educational television for children each week.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
However, the most politically salient of the programming missions of public television has always been children's educational television, which Sesame Street has always exemplified.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The impetus for public access television was similar to the ethos of public broadcasting, which sought to create noncommercial and educational television programming in the service of the public interest.
—Lauren Herold, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
Congress also passed a bill that provided funds for educational television, and measures to foster communications satellites.
—Tammy Webber, Fortune, 7 May 2023
The shift to online classes, self-learning modules and educational television and radio programs proved extremely challenging for the country of more than 110 million, where less than a fifth of households have internet access and many lack mobile devices, according to Reuters.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022
Real British educational television feel.
—Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
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“Educational television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educational%20television. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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