KCET-TV pushes into its second year of independence from PBS with a new headquarters, a new slogan and new pledges about the thoughtful and provocative shows it will produce about Southern California.

KCET, the L.A. pubcasting titan that split from PBS on Jan. 1, 2011 (Current, Oct. 18, 2010), has just inked its first large-scale national distribution initiative since achieving independence. KCET ...

KCET-TV is trying to forge ahead without PBS, but it’s doing so with far fewer donations than in the past. The network, which severed ties with PBS last year, announced a new slate of spring ...