Montana PBS shares diverse stories; connects our citizens; and celebrates the beauty of Montana.
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07/25/2025
Looking for something inspiring? PBS has got you covered! 😍
This short documentary, made by a brilliant young guy, Samuel Habib, and his brother Isaiah, tells the story of young Samuel who wants to date, leave home, and go to college. Yet every rite of passage is fraught with challenges. “No one tells you how to be an adult,” he says, “let alone an adult with a disability.” Told with humor, candor, and vulnerability, this is a gem! Click below to watch now. 👇
A community of disability activists help Samuel Habib, 21, navigate the path to adulthood.
07/24/2025
"During the study, the four farms that received dogs saw an almost 90 percent drop in GPS detections of collared bears within roughly 1,000 feet of the farmstead. And there was a 58-fold reduction in camera-trap detections of bears compared with neighboring farms that did not get dogs."
Bears have recently acquired a fondness for the good eating found around grain bins on Montana’s plains. That’s a big problem for humans and grizzlies alike.
07/23/2025
Saturday's 🎥 Film Classic is Catch Me if You Can (2002) ✈️
Based on a true story, co-written by the con-man himself, Frank (Leonardo Di Caprio) is a skilled forger who flawlessly impersonates pilots, doctors and attorneys, lives a pl***oy lifestyle on forged checks, and outmaneuvers the FBI for years before finally getting caught. Tom Hanks plays, Carl, the FBI agent who is obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
📺 The chase is on Saturday 7/26 at 8pm!
07/23/2025
Messages of encouragement and support from members have been rolling in!
They remind us why Montana PBS is here- to serve Montanans.
From Backroads of Montana to Montana Ag Live to 11th & Grant with Eric Funk the variety and quality of programming you see on air and online, is thanks to supporters like Alex and his family! THANK YOU! 🫶
❤️ Thank You for a Summer Well-Read (and Deliciously Lived)! ❤️
To everyone who read, reflected, and raced through the PBS Books Readers Club Interactive Adventure—THANK YOU. From culinary creations to library love, your participation made this summer unforgettable. We’re so grateful for your energy, creativity, and community spirit! 🫶
07/21/2025
Montana PBS tells and shares stories, especially stories about Montanans. 🎥
Stories from Montana's Future is a series showcasing the incredible creative talent of Montana's teenagers. Stories from Lewis and Clark County tells powerful stories about a sense of place, surviving tough times, the healing power of art, and the enduring bonds of friendship.
📺 See them Thursday, 7/24 at 7pm, or click below to watch on the PBS video app
A sense of place, survival, art, friendship: award-winning films by Helena-area teenagers
07/20/2025
"The E.P.A.’s science office provides the independent research that underpins nearly all of the agency’s policies and regulations. It has analyzed the risks of hazardous chemicals, the impact of wildfire smoke on public health and the contamination of drinking water by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking." 🧪💧🔥
The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies.
07/20/2025
THANK YOU to everyone who joined Buddy the Dinosaur for big, dino-sized fun at the Missoula Public Library Friday! Buddy and our education team loved meeting everyone and seeing your curious, happy faces! 😊
07/19/2025
Over the last few days, many concerned viewers called asking for more information about the rescission bill's funding cuts. All public media stations, both radio and TV, in Montana will be affected by the cuts. Learn how below ⬇️
Montana Public Radio
Montana PBS, a public television network run by Montana State University and the University of Montana, reports that if the bill passes it will see a 20% direct funding cut
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Quality television has the power to elevate our understanding of the world, encourage respect for one another, and influence our lives in a positive way. MontanaPBS shares diverse stories; connects our citizens; discovers common ground; and celebrates the independent spirit and beauty of Montana.
On October 1, 1984 viewers in the Gallatin Valley experienced the first over-the-air signal from KUSM-TV. MSU had received permission from the FCC, The Montana Board of Regents, and The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to rebroadcast the KUED, Salt Lake City signal as its primary programming source. This first service was a response to a citizens group representing the growing non-cabled area surrounding Bozeman. They asked if MSU could find a way to combine the promised gift of a transmitter and antenna from a commercial broadcaster (Joe Sample) with their need for quality childrens' programming.
Our Mission: Quality television has the power to elevate our understanding of the world, encourage respect for one another, and influence our lives in a positive way. MontanaPBS shares diverse stories; connects our citizens; discovers common ground; and celebrates the independent spirit and beauty of Montana.
Our Vision:
MontanaPBS will provide all Montanans with local, public television that is fully supported by the citizens, businesses, foundations and public representatives of this state
MontanaPBS will broadcast programs that educate our people; that discuss current issues and reveal our history; that satisfy our curiosity, our musical ear, our artistic eye and even our sense of humor; and ultimately present programs that respect our intelligence.
MontanaPBS will connect the residents of this state to each other, to their country and their world through the use of broadcast television, the internet and community outreach projects. We will be an electronic town square that encourages the sharing of ideas, opinions and information.
MontanaPBS will choose programs based on community impact and will engage in services that echo the independent spirit and neighborly concern that is the hallmark of our state.
MontanaPBS' history of community, grass-roots support, cooperation, and development have created the public and educational television service whose only mission is to serve the great state of Montana.
