The Public Broadcasting Service was officially formed to create a national structure for public television in the United States. Following the Federal Communications Commission's decision to reserve channels for non-commercial educational programming, the corporation for Public Broadcasting began funding local public TV stations. Prior to PBS, public television was fragmented, with many local stations struggling to produce high-quality and engaging content. The establishment of PBS aimed to combat this issue by creating an organization that would oversee programming and ensure consistency in quality across different markets. Initially, PBS took over responsibilities from the National Educational Television network, which had already been broadcasting educational content since the 1950s. With the formation of PBS, notable programming such as “Sesame Street,” “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” and “The MacNeil/Lehrer Report” were enabled to reach national audiences. This move not only aimed at education but also provided a voice for diverse cultural programming that might have been overlooked by commercial networks.