Congressman Gonzalez Secures Return of PBS to the Rio Grande Valley

Press Release

Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the return of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to South Texas. Following months of work, Congressman Gonzalez cemented a deal between PBS and Entravision to broadcast in the Rio Grande Valley.

Community members and stakeholders were pivotal to bringing back PBS programming to the Rio Grande Valley"s nearly 1.5 million people. PBS can be found throughout most of the Rio Grande Valley over the air on channel 21.4. It is also available on Spectrum Cable channel 10, on DISH channel 61 and on DirectTV channel 389.

"They often say it takes a village. This was true of the effort it took to bring back PBS to our community. It took a village and then some," said Congressman Gonzalez. "While we celebrate this success, we still have a significant amount of work to do to make this permanent and return National Public Radio (NPR) to the Valley. We need continued support and engagement from the community to keep this vital programming available to all."

"We are grateful for the collaborative efforts of Rep. Gonzalez and Entravision in putting public television back on-air in the Rio Grande Valley. PBS is a trusted source for free, educational and entertaining content that unites people from all corners of America. It is our mission to meet viewers where they are-- across all platforms-- and we are thrilled that PBS services are again available in the Rio Grande Valley," said Jim Dunford, PBS Senior Vice President of Station Services.

PBS is encouraging residents and media outlets to advertise the return of PBS programming to the Rio Grande Valley. Click here for 30 second English and Spanish PSAs for media to share.

For more information, please visit pbs.org/riogrande

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