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PBS group disbands

U.S. public channels WGBH (Boston), WETA (Washington, D.C.) and Thirteen/WNET (New York) have disbanded the PBS Sponsorship Group, a consortium formed with PBS in 1997 to collectively raise money for each member's projects. Now, the channels will each fend for themselves and possibly compete with one another.

July 1, 2003

U.S. public channels WGBH (Boston), WETA (Washington, D.C.) and Thirteen/WNET (New York) have disbanded the PBS Sponsorship Group, a consortium formed with PBS in 1997 to collectively raise money for each member's projects. Now, the channels will each fend for themselves and possibly compete with one another.