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KOCE-TV, one of the most-watched PBS stations in America

KOCE-TV is one of the most watched out of 347 PBS stations in America, with audiences exceeding those of the big PBS stations in Washington D.C., Boston and Dallas.  KOCE's 24-hour HD Channel was one of the first all-HDTV channels in Southern California.

A partnership with Chapman University, OC Channel is a free, over-the-air digital broadcast public television channel in Southern California dedicated to 24/7 Orange County content.  It is a one-stop channel for breaking Orange County news, local event information, updated traffic and weather and is considered a prototype for the next generation of public television channels.  OC Channel showcases documentaries and other locally-produced programming relevant to Orange County an its residents--all Orange County, all the time!

KOCE produces local, award winning programs like Real Orange with Ed Arnold and Ann Pulice, Bookmark with Maria Hall Brown, and Inside OC with Rick Reiff.

KOCE also broadcasts highly acclaimed PBS shows and features the best of PBS, including Antiques Roadshow, Nature, NOVA, British comedies, and other key icon series and specials.

Among popular PBS children's series on KOCE are Sesame Street, Curious George, Arthur, Martha Speaks, Super WHY! Biz Kid$ and Clifford.

KOCE Classroom delivers in-school training and support services to make television more meaningful for half a million students in Southern California.  KOCE is one of the largest educational broadcasters in the nation with 400,000 K-12 viewers each school year--80% of all Orange County students--plus a significant college broadcast service.  Continuing educational projects include the Annenberg/CPBchannel, the Orange County Teacher Training Institute (OCTTI), the annual California Student Multimedia Festival, and Schoolhouse Video, where students express their creativity using the media and education of KOCE Classroom.

KOCE is recognized for excellence in both local and national programming, winning numerous EMMY, Golden Mike, and other prestigious awards.