Watch PBS America Live
PBS America streams live and free on GuardianTV Live from United Kingdom, carrying education programming. Press play above — the stream runs in your browser over HLS with adaptive quality, and needs no app, account or download.
It is operated by PBS UK LLC. The channel launched on 1 November 2011.
This is a free-to-air stream aggregated from public sources, so availability depends on the broadcaster. If the feed drops, GuardianTV’s premium service carries 45,000+ channels on load-balanced servers at 99.9% uptime — free to test for 24 hours.
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PBS America — questions
How can I watch PBS America live for free?
Open this page in any modern browser and press play. PBS America streams directly in the GuardianTV Live web player over HLS — no app, no signup and no download. The stream is health-checked every six hours.
Is PBS America free to watch online?
Yes. PBS America is carried as a free-to-air stream published on the open internet, and GuardianTV Live plays it at no cost. Free-to-air sources can go offline without notice; a GuardianTV subscription provides the same content on load-balanced servers at 99.9% uptime.
What quality does PBS America stream in?
The current PBS America feed streams at 576p. The player negotiates the best variant your connection can carry, and you can pin a specific quality from the control strip.
Can I watch PBS America on my phone?
Yes. The player uses native HLS playback on iPhone, iPad and Safari, and hls.js everywhere else, so PBS America plays on Android and iOS browsers without an app.
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