Beginning tomorrow at 8 a.m., Arkansas PBS will broadcast "Arkansas AMI" - streamlined, curriculum-based programming for the state's pre-K through 8th grade students - in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education's Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in response to mandatory school closures due to COVID-19.

"Arkansas AMI" will feature five Arkansas Teachers of the Year hosting segments of each AMI day. The daily schedule beginning weekdays at 8 a.m. will be divided into the following programming blocks:

8-9:30 a.m.: Grades Pre-K-2
9:30-11 a.m.: Grades 3-5
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Grades 6-8

Viewers statewide can tune in to the following channels, depending on their location, over the air using an indoor or outdoor antenna:

Northwest Arkansas - KAFT, channel 13
North Central Arkansas - KEMV, channel 6
Northeast Arkansas - KTEJ, channel 19
Central Arkansas - KETS, channel 2
Southwest Arkansas - KETG, channel 9
Southeast Arkansas - KETZ, channel 12

Arkansas PBS is also available through select cable and satellite providers. More information about how to watch can be found at myarkansaspbs.org/channelinformation.

Learn More

See the schedule and other resources at myarkansaspbs.org/arkansasami.

Need Help?

If you need help with the broadcast or finding Arkansas PBS on TV, contact Arkansas PBS at 800-662-2386 or info@myarkansaspbs.org.

If you need help with educational instruction, contact the Arkansas PBS education team at 501-682-0317 or AMIhelp@myarkansaspbs.org.

Assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Other Resources

PBS is partnering with WORLD Channel on a content block for children in grades 6-12, which will be made available from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday on ARPBS-4 WORLD beginning tomorrow. See how to watch WORLD Channel at myarkansaspbs.org/channelinformation.
Arkansas PBS KIDS 24/7 channel (ARPBS-3) supports early learning by broadcasting PBS KIDS programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
An Arkansas PBS LearningMedia resource page is available at ideas.myarkansaspbs.org to aid in kids' at-home learning. Search for the age range that most accurately applies to your students - ages 3-5, ages 6-11 and ages 12+ - to be connected with resources, educational videos, activities and games.
Schoolhouse Daily email messages offer tips and activities for those with kids home from school. Sign up at myarkansaspbs.org/engage.