Closed Captioning Information

1) “I don’t see closed captions on the video I’m watching”

For online closed captioning feedback, please contact:

Steve Scheel
Senior Director, PBS Media Operations

2100 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

Tel: 703-739-5481
Fax: 703-739-5777

Email: closedcaptioning@pbs.org

Please make sure that your feedback includes all of the information required by the Federal Communications Commission:

1. Your name, postal address, and other contact information, such as telephone number or e-mail address;
2. The name, postal address, website, or e-mail address of the video programming distributor and/or video programming owner against which a complaint is made, and information sufficient to identify the particular video programming involved;
3. Information sufficient to identify the software or device used to view the program;
4. The date and time of the incident, and a statement of the facts sufficient to show that the video programming distributor and/or video programming owner has violated the requirements;
5. The specific relief sought;
6. The preferred format or method of response to the feedback.

2) “Where can I find the transcript for a particular story or program?”

As the national membership organization of public television stations, PBS acquires program rights and distributes programs to its member stations. Due to the fact that PBS is not a production entity, we unfortunately are not able to help you with your transcript request.

You might want to visit the program web site or contact the producers of the program you are interested in directly to see if you may obtain a transcript. Contact information for most PBS shows can be found on the individual program web site or the PBS Program Contacts page at:

Shows
Programs Contacts

3) Closed Captioning Quality Certification

All programming provided by the Public Broadcasting Service (“PBS”) complies with the closed captioning requirements established by the Federal Communications Commission as embodied in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1, including regulations concerning closed captioning quality. Programming provided by PBS complies with these regulations by either: (i) satisfying the caption quality standards set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2); (ii) adopting and following the “Video Programmer Best Practices” set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(k)(1); or (iii) being subject to one or more of the captioning exemptions set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(d), including programming for which the audio is in a language other than English or Spanish and that is not scripted programming that can be captioned using the “electronic news room” technique; interstitial material, promotional announcements, and public service announcements that are 10 minutes or less in duration; and/or programming that consists primarily of non-vocal music.