Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc

PUBLIC MEDIA TELEVISION AND CLASSICAL RADIO BROADCASTER AND CONTENT PRODUCER; MEMBER STATION OF PBS AND OF NPR

NATIONAL TELEVISION/DIGITAL PRODUCTION - WETA IS THE SECOND-LARGEST PRODUCING STATION FOR PUBLIC MEDIA IN THE UNITED STATES. WETA AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, NEWSHOUR PRODUCTIONS, LLC, ARE THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING TO THE PBS SYSTEM. PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE THE ESTEEMED NEWS PROGRAMS "PBS NEWSHOUR," "PBS NEWS WEEKEND AND "WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC." WETA PRODUCTIONS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE SERIES AND SPECIALS FROM KEN BURNS, DR. HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR, AND DOZENS OF ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS; AND PERFORMANCE SPECIALS FROM MAJOR PERFORMANCE VENUES AND THE WEST LAWN OF THE U.S. CAPITOL. WETA HAS CREATED "WELL BEINGS," A MULTIPLATFORM, MULTI-YEAR CAMPAGIGN ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL HEALTH NEEDS IN AMERICA.

LOCAL BROADCASTING - TELEVISION & RADIO - WETA IS THE FLAGSHIP PUBLIC MEDIA STATION IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FREE TO ALL. WETA OFFERS QUALITY TELEVISION PROGRAMMING ON FIVE DIGITAL CHANNELS 24 HOURS A DAY - WETA PBS, WETA UK, WETA METRO, WETA WORLD, AND WETA PBS KIDS - AND STREAMS CONTENT ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS. WETA CREATES LOCAL SPECIALS ON THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND CULTURE OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C . REGION. THE STATION OFFERS A CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SERVICE THAT BUILDS READING AND STEM SKILLS; AS WELL AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE COUNTRY; ACCLAIMED HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND NATURE PROGRAMS; THE BEST OF BRITISH TELEVISION; AND A CHANNEL DEVOTED TO INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY FILMS. WETA CLASSICAL RADIO BROADCASTS ON WETA 90.9 FM, HD CHANNEL 90.1 AND WGMS 89.1 FM AND IS AVAILABLE VIA TRANSLATER W205BL, PROVIDING A 24-HOUR CLASSICAL MUSIC SERVICE. WETA CLASSICAL ALSO HAS CREATED ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR MUSIC LOVERS OF ALL AGES. WETA CLASSICAL IS THE ONLY BROADCASTER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE D.C. AREA AND PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION BETWEEN PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA AND THE COMMUNITY.

ONLINE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES - IN ADDITION TO OFFERING EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL TELEVISION CONTENT WETA PRODUCES, THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE READINGROCKETS.ORG, A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT THAT HELPS STRUGGLING READERS; COLORINCOLORADO.ORG, A BILINGUAL PROJECT THAT OFFERS RESOURCES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS); LDONLINE.ORG, THE LEADING WEBSITE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ADHD FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS; ADLIT.ORG, WHICH SUPPORTS THE LITERACY OF ADOLESCENT READERS; READING UNIVERSE, WETA'S NEWEST EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE, OFFERING EVIDENCE-BASED READING INSTRUCTION FOR GRADE-SCHOOL TEACHERS; AND BRAINLINE.ORG, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF BRAIN-INJURY INFORMATION ON THE WEB. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BROADCAST OFFERINGS, THE STATION ENGAGES WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, DAYCARE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO EXTEND THE LITERACY RESOURCES, INCLUDING DIGITAL AT-HOME LEARNING TOOLS FROM PBS AND DIRECT SERVICE LITERACY TRAINING. WETA CREATES OVER 50 EVENTS A YEAR TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC WITH SCREENINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL EVENTS TO FURTHER CIVIC DIALOGUE ABOUT OUR HISTORY, THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CULTURE, CURRENT ISSUES, AND THE ARTS.