OPBS logo.
The Own Public Broadcasting Service (OPBS) is an alliance of public service media organisations, established on 22 August 2020 and has its administrative headquarters in Los Angeles, California. The organisation is made up of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia. Active members of the association are able to participate in the Own USAvision Song Contest.
Members[]
There are currently 51 active members of the Own Public Broadcasting Service. The current council members are California, Hawaii and Michigan.
Current members[]
- Color key
- Council member
- Current host
| State | Broadcasting organization | Abbr. | HoD | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama
|
Alabama Public Television | APT | Carlos | #01 |
 Alaska
|
Alaska Rural Communications Service | ARCS | Kinoshita | #01 |
 Arizona
|
KSAZ-TV | – | Kostas | #01 |
 Arkansas
|
Arkansas PBS | – | Amanda | #01 |
 California
|
KABC-TV | ABC7 | Ivo | #01 |
 Colorado
|
KDVR | – | Martin | #01 |
 Connecticut
|
Connecticut Public Television | CPTV | Holiday | #01 |
 Delaware
|
WHYY-TV | WHYY | KarolStark | #02 |
 District of Columbia
|
WETA-TV | WETA | Notsoderpy | #01 |
 Florida
|
South Florida PBS | WPBT | Adamantios | #01 |
 Georgia
|
Georgia Public Broadcasting | GPB | Jakub | #01 |
 Hawaii
|
PBS Hawai'i | – | Mihai | #01 |
 Idaho
|
Idaho Public Television | IdahoPTV | Ethan | #03 |
 Illinois
|
WTTW | – | Greg2001 | #01 |
 Indiana
|
WFYI | – | Euu | #02 |
 Iowa
|
Iowa PBS | – | Lewis | #02 |
 Kansas
|
KPTS | – | Hayashi | #01 |
 Kentucky
|
Kentucky Educational Television | KET | Gabrielmattalexx | #01 |
 Louisiana
|
Louisiana Public Broadcasting | LPB | Thomas | #01 |
 Maine
|
Maine Public Broadcasting Network | MPBN | Luiri | #01 |
 Maryland
|
Maryland Public Television | MPT | Dylan | #01 |
 Massachusetts
|
WGBH-TV | GBH | William | #03 |
 Michigan
|
Michigan Association of Broadcasters | MAB | Iseul | #01 |
 Minnesota
|
Minnesota Public Television Association | MPTA | Mark K | #01 |
 Mississippi
|
Mississippi Public Broadcasting | MPB | TitleTheNon | #01 |
 Missouri
|
KMOS-TV | KMOS | Alex Memphis | #01 |
 Montana
|
Montana PBS | – | N/A | #01 |
 Nebraska
|
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications | NET | Ari | #01 |
 Nevada
|
KLVX | – | Basil | #02 |
 New Hampshire
|
New Hampshire PBS | NHPBS | Batman Beyond | #02 |
 New Jersey
|
NJTV | – | Jmain | #01 |
 New Mexico
|
NM PBS | – | Arguello | #01 |
 New York
|
THIRTEEN | – | Dänny M.S | #01 |
 North Carolina
|
University of North Carolina Television | UNC-TV | ESC Anton | #01 |
 North Dakota
|
Prairie Public Television | PPT | Selvin | #01 |
 Ohio
|
WOSU-TV | WOSU | Iseendale | #01 |
 Oklahoma
|
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority | OETA | Apostolis | #02 |
 Oregon
|
Oregon Public Broadcasting | OPB | Karhu | #01 |
 Pennsylvania
|
PBS WHYY | – | Josejtdfan | #01 |
 Rhode Island
|
Rhode Island PBS | – | Joshua | #01 |
 South Carolina
|
South Carolina Educational Television | ETV | Brella | #01 |
 South Dakota
|
South Dakota Public Broadcasting | SDPB | Qual | #01 |
 Tennessee
|
East Tennessee PBS | – | Italix | #01 |
 Texas
|
KERA-TV | KERA | Beystrxye | #01 |
 Utah
|
PBS Utah | – | Tom | #01 |
 Vermont
|
Vermont PBS | VPBS | Fuerteesc | #03 |
 Virginia
|
VPM Media Corporation | VPM | Vaios | #01 |
 Washington
|
TVW | – | Ferret | #01 |
 West Virginia
|
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | WVPB | Hayashi | #03 |
 Wisconsin
|
PBS Wisconsin | – | EtCetera | #01 |
 Wyoming
|
Wyoming PBS | – | Queen of Mean | #01 |
Council[]
The OPBS Council is a congress of the heads of delegations of different countries of the Own Public Broadcasting Service to discuss each edition's planning, to accept entries of the participating countries and to discuss general rules and standards of the Own USAvision Song Contest.
This list shows the current and former permanent or temporary members of the OPBS council. Head members are written in bold. The council has currently two permanent members and one temporary member, traditionally the winning Head of Delegation of the previous edition.
Permanent members[]
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Temporary members[]
Carlos (March 2021–present)- Poom (November 2020–March 2021)
- Thomas (December 2020–March 2021)
