Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc

Local broadcasting - television & radio - weta is the flagship public media station in the greater washington area, distributing educational content accessible and free to all. Weta offers quality television programming on five digital channels 24 hours a day - weta pbs, weta uk, weta metro, weta world, and weta pbs kids - and streams content on a variety of platforms, including the weta+ streaming app. Weta creates five local series on the people, places, and culture of the region. Weta offers a children's educational television service that builds reading, literacy, and stem skills. Weta offers history, science, and nature programs; news and public affairs analysis; performance programming; dramas; documentaries; and independent documentary films. Weta classical is the washington area's only full-service classical music station, broadcasting on weta 90.9 fm, hd channel weta 90.9-1, and wgms 89.1 fm, and available via translator w205bl. Weta classical also operates an all-vocal digital channel, vivalavoce; provides an important connection with performing arts organizations; and offers online educational resources for music lovers of all ages.

Online and community resources - weta builds extensive educational resources in conjunction with the national television content weta produces to support teachers and lifelong learners. For lifelong learners, weta creates over 50 events a year to engage the public with screenings, panel discussions, and interactive virtual events to further civic dialogue and engagement, explore the many stories of the history, people and places of our culture, and celebrate the arts. Pbs news student reporting labs engages students from across the country in learning about journalism and news production. Weta is the broadcast home of "it's academic," showcasing talented quiz teams from high schools across the region. Weta also creates literacy resources, including readingrockets.org for struggling young readers; colorincolorado.org, bilingual resources for parents and teachers of english-language learners; ldonline.org, the leading website on learning disabilities and adhd for parents, teachers, and students; adlit.org, supporting literacy of adolescent readers; and reading universe, reading instruction tools for grade-school teachers. Weta also offers brainline.org, the comprehensive source for brain-injury information. In conjunction with the broadcast children's program offerings, the station engages with teachers, parents, daycare providers, and community groups to extend the literacy resources, including digital at-home learning tools from pbs and direct service literacy training.