▁to ▁other ▁affili ates . ▁While ▁it ▁does ▁provide ▁a ▁base ▁sl ate ▁of ▁programming ▁to ▁its ▁member ▁stations ▁( which ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁roughly ▁th ir teen ▁hours ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁programming ▁in ▁prime ▁time , ▁air ing ▁on ▁Sunday ▁through ▁Frid ays ▁with ▁fewer ▁programs ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁and ▁Friday ▁even ings , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁day time ▁children ' s ▁programming ▁during ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁afternoon ), ▁P BS ▁does ▁not ▁schedule ▁all ▁programs ▁it ▁supplies ▁in ▁set ▁time ▁sl ots , ▁giving ▁its ▁members ▁le ew ay ▁in ▁sched uling ▁these ▁programs ▁in ▁time ▁sl ots ▁of ▁their ▁choosing . ▁Like ▁the ▁six ▁larger ▁commercial ▁English ▁language ▁broadcast ▁networks , ▁its ▁member ▁stations ▁handle ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁programming ▁time ▁periods ▁where ▁programming ▁supplied ▁by ▁the ▁service ▁is ▁not ▁broadcast , ▁which ▁are ▁filled ▁by ▁cultural ▁and ▁public ▁affairs ▁programming ▁of ▁relev ance ▁to ▁their ▁market ▁or ▁region ▁of ▁service , ▁and ▁synd ic ated ▁programs ▁of ▁various ▁gen res . ▁ ▁Most ▁( but , ▁by ▁no ▁means , ▁all ) ▁public ▁television ▁stations ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁P BS , ▁sharing ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁Ses ame ▁Street , ▁NO VA ▁and ▁Master pie ce ▁Theatre . ▁Although ▁many ▁P BS ▁stations ▁operate ▁individually , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁states ▁– ▁such ▁as ▁Wisconsin , ▁Maryland , ▁Minnesota , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁– ▁have ▁state - owned ▁public ▁broadcast ing ▁authorities ▁that ▁operate ▁and ▁fund ▁all ▁public ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁states . ▁The ▁Alabama ▁Edu c ational