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I live in Pensacola, Florida and my local PBS station shut down. There is a wonderful PBS station in Alabama. Could this PBS station in Alabama be added to the Cox lineup since I am paying for PBS and I can no longer watch it on my television.

 

I do not have a smart television so I can’t watch the PBS passport application that way. I need to watch it on Cox contour.

 

Since I am paying for PBS, how could I add the Alabama PBS station to the Cox lineup? I am paying to be able to watch PBS there are three or four PBS stations that I used to watch all the time but since Pensacola discontinued them now the only way I’ve been able to watch them is on my phone, but that’s too difficult with old eyes at age 80.

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Hi nbwilcox. I am sorry to hear that the local PBS station is no longer broadcasting in your area. I can certainly submit a request to have this channel added to our lineup. To do this, please send an email to cox.help@cox.com. Please include your complete address and name in the email along with a link to this post. Thanks, Lisa Cox Support Forums Moderator

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Thank you! thank you very much!

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You're most welcome. 

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@LisaH​ 

I found out there is a local PBS station in Alabama called APT, which stands for Alabama public TV and the call sign is WEIQ, and the channel is 42. Could this be added to the Cox/Spectrum lineup? PBS is my favorite source of programming. I do not have a smart TV. I do not have an antenna. I pay for Cox contour because I like the convenience. But I miss PBS. If Cox/Spectrum can not add back PBS, I will have to change providers.

 

Thank you very much!

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@Shariel​ 

I found out there is a local PBS station in Alabama called APT, which stands for Alabama public TV and the call sign is WEIQ, and the channel is 42. Could this be added to the Cox/Spectrum lineup? PBS is my favorite source of programming. I do not have a smart TV. I do not have an antenna. I pay for Cox contour because I like the convenience. But I miss PBS. If Cox/Spectrum does not add back PBS, I will have to change providers.

 

Thank you very much!

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We'd be happy to submit a channel request for you. To do so, we will need to access your account. Please reach out for assistance at https://www.facebook.com/spectrum or DM us on X @Ask_Spectrum https://x.com/Ask_Spectrum. Thank you. 

-Heather

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@OlRedHair 

 

Check this out!  It might give you some good info and a bit of hope for a PBS return soon!

 

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/education/2026/07/13/new-pbs-station-pensacola-panama-city-destin-fort-walton-beach/xxxxxxxx7/ 

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Thank you so much! This does give me hope. I’m wondering how I will add these new PBS channels from Emerald Coast if they go through? Or will it be AUTOMATIC?

 

I emailed Cox/Spectrum as recommended, but I have not heard from them yet. I so miss my PBS that I watched through Cox contour. It was just so handy. I can go to my iPad and watch things on a PBS application but it’s just not as handy or as comfortable for me. I have an older TV that is not easy to stream things too, and even if I can go through the multiple steps, I have to to stream something. It’s not convenient the way contour is that records everything that I program every week and then it’s right there for me to watch.  I love Contour and I so miss my PBS channels

 

In the past, I had programmed to record all of my favorite PBS shows. there were seven or eight of them and whenever a new episode was broadcast it was automatically recorded. and now I have to search an App on my iPad and a lot of times I just forget about it and end up missing good PBS content.

 

Do you think Cox/Spectrum will let us know if and when the new Emerald Coast PBS stations are added to the lineup?

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@OlRedHair​ 

 

Do you think Cox/Spectrum will let us know if and when the new Emerald Coast PBS stations are added to the lineup?

 

I couldn't tell you that because I'm not in that district.  I only looked up the information from what you posted here.  You could try to call the station if they have a Contact Us on their website.

 

Good luck.

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I found out there is a local PBS station in Alabama called APT, which stands for Alabama public TV and the call sign is WEIQ, and the channel is 42. Could this be added to the Cox/Spectrum lineup? PBS is my favorite source of programming. I do not have a smart TV. I do not have an antenna. I pay for Cox contour because I like the convenience. But I miss PBS. If Cox/Spectrum does not add back PBS, I will have to change providers.

 

Thank you very much!