How to Add and Activate PBS on Roku

PBS stands for Public Broadcasting Service. It is an American based free to air television network that offers TV shows, series (full-length episodes), popular award-winning documentaries, and many more. Also, you can have access to various content based upon your local station. PBS is available as a standalone app on all commonly used devices that include Apple TV, Android, iOS, and Roku. In this article, let’s see how to add PBS on Roku.

Complete list of programs available on PBS

American Experience	Craft in America	Inside Nature’s Giants	Motor Week	Pioneers of Television
American Masters	The Dust Bowl	Intelligence Squared Debates	Moyers & Company	POV
America Revealed	The French Chef	Life on Fire	Nature	Secrets of the Dead
Antiques Roadshow	FRONTLINE	Live From Lincoln Center	NOVA	Sound Tracks
ART:21	FutureStates	Makers: Women Who Make America	Off Book	Tavis Smiley
Austin City Limits	Global Voices	Market Warriors	Need to Know	TED Talks Education
The Bletchley Circle	Great Performances	Martha Stewart’s Cooking School	PBS Arts	This Old House
Broadway or Bust	History Detectives	Masterpiece	PBS KIDS Previews	To The Contrary
Call the Midwife	In Performance at The White House	MediaShift	PBS NewsHour	Washington Week
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal	Independent Lens	The Mind of a Chef	PBS Online Film Festival	Why Poverty?

How to Add PBS on Roku?

[1] Turn on Roku device and press the home button on your Roku remote.

[2] Navigate to Search option from the menu.

[3] Search for PBS channel in the search bar.

[4] Click on Add channel to add PBS from your Channel store.

[5] Wait until the channel get added to list.

[6] Open PBS from your streaming channels.

[7] Start watching all the TV shows and series available on Roku.

Activate PBS on Roku

[1] Once PBS is added to the channel list, open it.

[2] Note down the activation code that displays on your screen.

[3] Launch any browser in your smartphone/PC.

[4] Visit the URL: https://www.pbs.org/activate/ from your browser.

[5] Enter the activation code in the required field and click on continue.

[6] Now login with your PBS or Google or Facebook account.

[7] Get back to PBS channel on Roku, it will be activated and ready to watch.

How to change the station in the PBS channel on Roku?

[1] Add and activate PBS channel on Roku (if not done follow the steps above).

[2] Navigate to Settings from the top menu by scroll on your Roku remote.

[3] Select Change Station from the settings.

[4] Enter the Zip code of the new station and click on Ok.

[5] List of available station will appears on the right.

[6] Select the station that you want from the list.

[7] Now the station will be changed and reflected on the top left of the PBS.

Related: Bravo on Roku

These are some ways to add, activate, and change stations in the PBS channel on Roku. Also, the changing station will extend your show library on our Roku device. If you have any doubts, make use of the comments section below. For more Roku guides and articles, explore the site.