Smart Phone Application (IOS/Android)

• Connecticut Public app: Our free mobile application enables you to watch CPTV and listen to WNPR’s live radio stream, follow our local news stories and access on-demand audio from any of our local talk shows.
• NPR One: mixes national NPR news with local Connecticut Public Radio content -- and you can find podcasts of all our talk shows there, too. Just choose WNPR as your local station. Get the app or listen on the web.
• Newsbreak: Access Connecticut Public Radio content on the local news app NewsBreak. Download the NewsBreak App.
• Flipboard: Access Connecticut Public Radio content on the news and information curation app Flipboard. Download the Flipboard App.

Broadcast (Over-The-Air)

CPTV, CPTV Spirit, and CPTV PBS Kids are media services provided by Connecticut Public, dedicated to enriching lives with high-quality educational content. CPTV offers a blend of exceptional local public television shows and national programs, catering to audiences both within Connecticut and nationwide. With a legacy spanning over 50 years, CPTV has been a community-supported, statewide public broadcasting station, delivering a diverse mix of educational, entertainment, children's, news, and public affairs programming.

CPTV is recognized as one of the most respected and award-winning PBS stations in the country. It has produced original documentaries on Connecticut’s history and culture, children’s shows, sports broadcasts, concert specials, and informational and lifestyle programs. Over the years, CPTV has garnered numerous accolades, including two National Daytime Emmy Awards, 98 Regional Emmy Awards, 410 Regional Emmy Award nominations, seven CINE Golden Eagle Awards, and a Gracie Allen Award, along with several local awards and acknowledgments.

Serving the people of Connecticut, CPTV operates three statewide broadcast television channels: CPTV, CPTV Spirit, and CPTV PBS Kids. It provides continuous children’s programming via the CPTV PBS Kids 24/7 digital live streaming channel and offers a robust video-on-demand collection of both CPTV and PBS programs through the CPTV Passport digital platform. Committed to excellence, CPTV aims to be the most trusted, valued, and supported media organization in Connecticut, engaging and enlightening a diverse audience through its comprehensive programming.

• Schedules: CPTV, Spirit and PBS Kids programming
• The map below identifies Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) over-the-air television signal coverage across the state. Find your local channel number for CPTV, PBS KIDS 24/7, and CPTV Spirit.
• Learn more about CPTV Spirit programming.

Cable

Search your local cable provider to access CPTV, CPTV Spirit and PBS KIDS 24/7 channels through your local cable provider.

Satellite

Available exclusively on DIRECTV

Live Streaming

Watch through your web browser at:

• Connecticut Public Television (CPTV)
• Connecticut Public/PBS KIDS

*Note to view Connecticut Public's livestreams your device must be physically located within the CPTV coverage area

YouTube TV is available for PBS, PBS Kids, and CPTV.

Smart Phone Application (IOS/Android)

Watch using Connecticut Public app—our free app enables you to watch CPTV and listen to WNPR’s live radio stream, follow our local news stories and get on-demand audio from any of our local talk shows.

Find instructions for using Chromecast here.

Video-On-Demand (VOD)

CPTV Passport*: streamed on smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs or Connecticut Public’s Mobile App

YouTube: subscribe to Connecticut Public's YouTube channel

*Full access to on-demand programs from PBS and CPTV on the Passport app is a member benefit for those who donate $60 or more to Connecticut Public. Find out more about how to activate Passport.

Newsletters

Connecticut Public offers newsletters to keep you up to date on news, programming, contests, events, and fun educational items. Subscribe one or ALL today!

• Your Start - Daily news and local talk shows delivered weekday mornings
• What's On - the best of our television programs delivered to your inbox each and every Friday
• Smart or Lucky - Sent each Monday to get your week started with trivia games, polls, ticket giveaways, contest, and prizes.
• Learning Snacks - Delivered each Thursday we’ll bring you a rich collection of multi-media educational resources from Connecticut Public, PBS and other public media to keep your kids engaged and enhance their learning experience
• The Accountability Project - The Accountability Project is an investigative reporting initiative from Connecticut Public. Our team of reporters provide a deep focus on Connecticut issues including education, the economy, business, housing and government.
• Full Plate - Your source for stories and explorations of food in Connecticut
• The Noseletter - The Noseletter, a twice-monthly compendium of merriment, secrets and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. Backstage tales of avarice, deceit, amnesia and tomfoolery will be yours to peruse.
• This Week with Passport (Members Only) - A hand-picked selection of new and exciting shows to watch on the PBS Video app, sent every Thursday!
• Compass (Members Only) - An exclusive look inside what’s happening at Connecticut Public. Hear from senior leaders, learn about new shows before anyone else, and enjoy exclusive access to the world of public media. Sent the third Tuesday of each month!

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How to Learn & Play with PBS KIDS

Celebrating its 50th year, PBS KIDS, the number-one educational media brand for children, is frequently recognized as a leader in children’s multiplatform content. The PBS KIDS whole child educational ecosystem addresses core needs in areas such as literacy, math, social-emotional learning, engineering, and science.

As part of “The Nation’s Largest Classroom,” Connecticut Public provides free, evidence-based educational resources that help parents, teachers, and caregivers build early learning skills for America’s children, especially those in underserved families.

• PBS KIDS programs are served on our primary statewide channel, CPTV, from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM each weekday. View the CPTV Schedule
• The PBS KIDS 24/7 channel is a free, over-the-air broadcast signal now reaches into more than 500,000 previously underserved households in Connecticut. View the PBS KIDS Schedule
• PBS KIDS 24/7 programs may also be streamed live on our website.
• Children can watch on-demand in this child-safe environment at pbskids.org. Videos and interactive games feature PBS KIDS characters.
• Parents and kids on-the-go can download the free Connecticut Public Mobile App and the PBS KIDS Video App, to access the PBS KIDS 24/7 live stream, videos and games right on their mobile smartphones and tablets.
• PBS KIDS Podcasts are meant for family listening from Molly of Denali, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, and Odd Squad.
• Learn At Home Resources: Connecticut Public has curated a multimedia treasure trove of educational (and entertaining!) content, resources and ideas that are especially useful for distance-learning and independent study.
• The “Learning Snacks” Newsletter: Each week, we pack up a fresh selection of “Learning Snacks” that focus on an educational theme or current issue in the news, and deliver them via email.
• PBS LearningMedia offers thousands of free, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more. Relevant, timely content and activities give educators and parents tools to address the major issues and challenges of our times.
• PBS KIDS Learn is a portal for caregivers and educators with curriculum resources featuring PBS Kids characters.
• PBS Black Culture Connection is your guide to films, stories and voices centered around Black history and culture.
• PBS KIDS for Parents offers age-by-age advice on raising kind, caring and resilient children who are ready to learn and thrive.
• PBS Education is a hub of resources and advice for creative educators seeking to instill a love of learning in their students.
• Alternate Language Content on PBS LearningMedia includes resources in Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, and Italian.