Instructional television (ITV) is the use of

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s for

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programs on instructional television may be less than one half hour long (generally 15 minutes in length) to help their integration into the classroom setting. These shows are often accompanied by teachers' guides that include material to help use this program in lessons. Instructional television programs in the

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have historically been shown during the daytime on

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(PBS) stations. However, in the 21st century fewer

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stations devote their airtime to ITV than in the past, ITV programs are either seen on a

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public television station, or on a local educational-access television channel run by a

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(PEG)

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organization. Instructional television in the United States has been granted 20 microwave channels, administered by local educational institutions, through a service known as ITFS, or

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. Instructional television may also be programmed on

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stations.

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National Educational Broadband Services (EBS) Organization
''(formerly the National ITFS Association)'' * Edwin G. Cohen had a distinguished career in educational and instructional television from 1955 to 1990. His positions included program associate for the Educational Television and Radio Center, director of the National Instructional Television Film Library, and executive director of the Agency for Instructional Television and its successor, Agency for Instructional Technology
His papers
are housed at the

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Public television in the United States Television terminology {{Edu-stub

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