Company Profile
Arkansas PBS
Company Overview
Locally and nationally recognized as a great place to work, Arkansas PBS is Arkansas's only statewide public broadcaster. Arkansas
PBS's mission is to nourish the cultural and civic life of our statewide community, forging a vibrant bond through inventive engagement
and authentic stories that matter. We serve as an indispensable resource for educators and learners by delivering strong, relevant multiplatform content that educates, informs, entertains, and inspires.
Company History
Arkansas PBS has celebrated over 50 years of serving Arkansans. We were established “for the purpose of making the benefits of educational television available to and promoting its use by inhabitants of Arkansas” in 1961. We began broadcasting in December 1966, using a studio in Conway and our first transmitter located in Little Rock/Redfield (KETS) serving Central Arkansas. Transmitters at Arkadelphia/KETG, Jonesboro/KTEJ, and Fayetteville/KAFT all went on the air in 1976. The fifth transmitter at Mountain View/KEMV began broadcasting in 1980. Arkansas PBS activated the El Dorado/KETZ digital transmitter in June 2006. Today Arkansas PBS functions as a public service media network providing services that include broadcasting, multiplatform resources, ADE-approved curriculum-based materials for schools statewide, educational workshops, and professional development training for teachers.
Benefits
Arkansas PBS offers amazing benefits and perks:
•Health: Medical, Dental, and Vision plans available for staff and family
•Eleven paid holidays per year, including birthday
•12 to 22.5 days of vacation per year depending on years of service
•8 hours Sick Leave per month
• Retirement Benefits: Vesting in a defined-benefit retirement annuity plan funded by a 6.5% employee salary contribution (mandatory)
and a 14.5% contribution from the State of Arkansas. Employees can also contribute to an optional 457b plan at a minimum pretax
contribution rate of 3%.
•Basic Life Insurance up to $10,000
•Eligible for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program