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Maryland Public Television is the Public Broadcasting Service member state network for the U.S. state of Maryland. Its six transmitters cover nearly all of the state, plus Washington, D.C. and parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. It operates under the auspices of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, an agency of the Maryland state government. It benefits from the support of an affiliated 501 organization, the MPT Foundation, Inc. Studios are located in the unincorporated community of Owings Mills.
The network first signed on in 1969 as the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting. It became known as Maryland Instructional Television in 1976, and adopted its current name in 1984.
MPT's local and regional television credits include several state-focused programs on civic and public affairs, as well as a variety of original performance, documentary, and entertainment offerings for the citizens of Maryland. Beyond broadcasting, MPT creates instructional videos, develops training, and builds Internet sites that serve tens of thousands of students, teachers, and child-care providers annually.
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