AZPM is a member-supported non-profit media organization of The University of Arizona, operating under the Arizona Board of Regents. Established in 1959, the company focuses on informing, educating, and entertaining through public television, public radio, and social media. Its broadcast properties include PBS 6, HD channel 6-1 and 27-1, V-me, ReadyTV, PBS Kids, PBS World, and UA Channel. Furthermore, the company operates Classical 90.5 and 89.7 FM, as well as NPR 89.1 FM and 1550AM.
As a part of the Entertainment, Telecom, and Media industries, AZPM is renowned for producing award-winning original local programming from its digital studios on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.