▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁business , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁W GB H - FM ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁W GB H - TV ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁W GB H ▁Edu c ational ▁Foundation ▁is ▁now ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁produ cers ▁of ▁public ▁television ▁content ▁and ▁public ▁radio ▁programming ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁spons ors ▁an ▁annual ▁series ▁of ▁free ▁public ▁lect ures ▁on ▁current ▁scientific ▁topics , ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Science ▁Boston . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁spons ors ▁the ▁Forum ▁Network , ▁a ▁public ▁media ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁W GB H ▁Edu c ational ▁Foundation ▁which ▁dist ributes ▁free ▁public ▁lect ures ▁over ▁the ▁Internet , ▁from ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁program ▁partners ▁in ▁and ▁beyond ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Advanced ▁lect ures ▁As ▁to ▁the ▁advanced ▁lect ures , ▁the ▁founder ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁in ▁view ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁university ▁extension , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁he ▁was ▁far ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁In ▁purs u ance ▁of ▁this ▁provision , ▁public ▁instruction ▁of ▁various ▁kinds ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁Institute . ▁The ▁first ▁free hand ▁drawing ▁in ▁Boston ▁was ▁taught ▁there , ▁but ▁was ▁given ▁up ▁when ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁under to ok ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁a ▁school ▁of ▁practical ▁design ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁for