Public broadcasting involves radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing, and commercial financing, and avoid political interference or commercial influence.
Amherst Island public radio
The Gregory Hall on the campus of University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign hosted an important meeting of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters in the 1940s, that spawned both PBS and NPR.[citation needed]
Broadcasting House, the longtime headquarters of RTHK
Doordarshan Bhawan, New Delhi (headquarters of DD)
A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community. Public services are available to people within a government jurisdiction as provided directly through public sector agencies or via public financing to private businesses or voluntary organizations. Other public services are undertaken on behalf of a government's residents or in the interest of its citizens. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income, physical ability or mental acuity. Examples of such services include the fire brigade, police, air force, and paramedics.
Tbilisi Public Service Hall Building, Tbilisi, Georgia
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters building in Tikkurila, Vantaa, Finland
Trains are a public service.
A group of Chilean 'Damas de Rojo', volunteers at their local hospital