@newdlenews: 56 years ago today, PBS went on the air for the first time, launching with 190 charter member stations. The Public Broadcasting Service officially began broadcasting on October 5, 1970. It replaced National Educational Television (NET), the network that had served public stations before it, and took over many of its functions. At launch, PBS took over much of NET's programming, including Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

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