PBS Location API

Ability to find your local PBS station based on zip code or state

Base URI

http://services.pbs.org

This section contains some data

There is no authentication for this API

These methods allow you to get the local PBS stations

by Zipcode

GET /callsigns/zip/{zipcode}.json

by State

GET /stations/state/{state_abbreviation}.json

GET /callsigns/zip/{zipcode}.json

Path variables

zipcode

string required

Responses

200 OK

Examples

curl --include
http://pbslocatorservices.apiary-proxy.com/callsigns/zip/12343.json

GET http://services.pbs.org/callsigns/zip/22202.json HTTP/1.1 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK 

Content-Type: application/json

Tons 'o JSON

GET /stations/state/{state_abbreviation}.json

Given a US Postal State, get the list of stations

Path variables

state_abbreviation

string required

US State Postal code (2 letters)

Example:

VA

Responses

200 OK

Object

test

string

Example:

test

Object

station

Array of string

Example:

WETA

Object

confidence

number

Example:

100

$type

string

Example:

application/vnd.pbs-resource+json

$class

string

Example:

CallSign2ZipMapping

rank

unknown

$self

string

Example:

http://services.pbs.org/callsigns/zip/88011/KCOS.json

$links

Array

Object

$type

string

Example:

application/vnd.pbs-collection+json

$relationship

string

Example:

children

$self

string

Example:

http://services.pbs.org/callsigns/station/52.json

$elements

string

Example:

Callsign

$accepts

Array

Object

$type

string

Example:

application/vnd.pbs-resource+json

$class

string

Example:

Callsign

List of valid states are:

AZ
AR
DE
FL
MA
ME
NH
NM
NY

Object