Blue Ridge Public Television Inc., founded in 1967, is the sole public multimedia enterprise serving 42% of the Commonwealth in addition to individuals in portions of three states. Through our over-the-air broadcast, cable channels and streaming channels, the station reaches southwestern, central and southside Virginia as well as bordering counties in Tennessee, West Virginia, and North Carolina. As the region's storyteller, we offer outstanding informational, educational and cultural programming, along with an award-winning local production team devoted to regional issues and interests. Thousands of schoolchildren and their teachers benefit from the station's educational programs that provide a safe, trusted environment for innovative on-air and online learning. 

Based in Roanoke, Va., Blue Ridge PBS is comprised of five broadcast channels: Blue Ridge PBS/WBRA-TV 15.1, Blue Ridge PBS 2 (formerly Southwest Virginia PTV) 15.2, Blue Ridge PBS Kids 15.3, Blue Ridge PBS Create 15.4, and ECHO (Education. Community. Health. Opportunity) 15.5. In addition, we offer two streaming channels: Blue Ridge Streamingand ECHO.