Station App Finder

How to get the apps

Find your station, then pick your device on its page: each button opens the right app store. If you'd rather search on the device itself, here's how on each one.

Phones and tablets

Android phones and tablets

  1. Open the Google Play Store app.
  2. Search for the station or app name.
  3. Select the app and tap Install.
  4. Open it from your home screen or app list.

Google Play Help: Get Android apps

TVs and streaming devices

Apple TV

  1. Open the App Store on your Apple TV.
  2. Search for the station or app name.
  3. Select Get. The app appears on your Home Screen.

The App Store is on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD. Older (3rd generation) Apple TVs can’t add apps.

Apple Support: Download apps on your Apple TV

Roku

  1. Press Home on your Roku remote.
  2. Choose Search (or the Streaming Store) and type the station or app name.
  3. Select the app, then Add app. It appears at the end of your Home screen apps.

You can also add it from Roku’s website or the Roku mobile app; it shows up on your TV automatically.

Roku Support: Adding apps from the Streaming Store

Samsung Smart TV

  1. Press Home on your remote and open Apps.
  2. Select the search icon (top right) and type the station or app name.
  3. Select the app, then Install.
  4. Open it from the Home menu.

Samsung asks you to sign in with a Samsung account before installing streaming apps.

Samsung Support: Use apps on your Samsung Smart TV

LG Smart TV

  1. Press Home on your remote and choose Apps (on some models, LG Content Store).
  2. Select the search icon (top right) and type the station or app name.
  3. Select the app, then Install, then Launch.

LG Support: How to download smart apps

Common questions

My TV app shows a code. What do I do?

Many TV apps sign you in with a short code instead of making you type a password with the remote. Keep the code on screen, open the web address the app shows on your phone or computer, enter the code, and sign in there. The TV finishes signing in by itself.

I can't find the app in my TV's store.

Try searching for the station's name and its call letters (like the four letters starting with K or W). Some stations name their app differently from what people call the station; the button on the station's page here always opens the right one. If the station has no app for your TV, its page links to the PBS or NPR app instead.

My TV is older and doesn't have the app.

Older smart TVs often can't install new apps. A small streaming device plugged into the TV's HDMI port (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or a Google TV device) adds them, and these devices get updates for years.

Do the apps cost anything?

Public media apps are free to download, and most shows and livestreams are free to watch and listen to. Some extras come with a donation to your station: seePBS Passport and NPR+ below.

What is PBS Passport?

Passport is a benefit many PBS stations give their donors: extended access to a large on-demand library of PBS shows, in the PBS app and some station apps. Each station sets its own donation level, so check with yours. After you donate, your station sends you a code to activate it.

Already a member but can't see Passport shows? Sign in to the app with the same email address you gave your station; a different email is the most common reason it doesn't show up. You can look up your membership with that email on PBS's site.

PBS Help: What is PBS Passport?
PBS: Passport member lookup

What is NPR+?

NPR+ is a set of podcast perks for supporters: sponsor-free listening, bonus episodes, and early access to some shows. You get it by donating to NPR or to a participating local station (NPR lists a minimum of $8 a month or $96 a year). Regular listening stays free for everyone. Some stations include it for existing donors; sign in on NPR's site with the email your station has on file.

NPR: About NPR+

Steps can change when a company updates its devices. Each section links to that company's own help page for the latest instructions. Find your station →