Multicast services on public television include the World Channel, Create, V-Me, and MHz Worldview. Many public television stations have created their own multicast channels, including C-SPAN-like services that offer coverage of state and local government, educational channels, and cultural channels. A significant number of public radio stations have converted their analog transmission plants to digital technology. Public radio has not only been a leader in adopting multicast technology, NPR was a leader in developing the technology that permits multicast operation. Listeners in communities across the country who have purchased digital radios now enjoy additional free, over-the-air program.
