Taking the lead on the initiative is PBS SoCal, comprised of KCET-TV in L.A. and Orange County-licensed KOCE-TV.

KCET will be rebranded as "PBS SoCal Plus" on Feb. 6, bringing it further in line with sister station PBS SoCal (KOCE-TV).

After clawing for seven years over the same turf, Southern California’s two large public television stations — KCET and KOCE — are merging to become a stronger voice in local broadcasting.

KOCE-TV is picking and choosing which PBS programs to take over from KCET-TV, which can no longer afford to pay PBS dues.

KOCE-TV takes over as the Los Angeles-area’s main PBS station Jan. 1. The Orange County public television station unveiled its new PBS lineup Thursday.

KOCE-TV will become PBS SoCal in January, serving the residents of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties and the City of Santa Barbara, in addition to Orange County. KOCE is on ...

“KOCE-TV is delighted to expand our lineup of award-winning PBS programming that serves as a mainstay in homes across the country,” KOCE President and CEO Mel Rogers said.

Starting January 1, 2011, KOCE-TV will become the full service PBS station for the Southern California region, and will begin broadcasting the full line-up of PBS programs for Los Angeles, Orange ...

More than 50 demonstrators turned out Monday afternoon to protest KOCE-TV’s decision not to include independent candidate Cecelia Inglesias in Wednesday’s upcoming debate between Democratic ...