Private company

National Public Affairs Center for Television

American television production company

National Public Affairs Center for Television (NPACT) was a production company based in Washington, D.C. It was originally formed in 1971 as National Public Affairs Broadcast Center by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation to supply news programming for PBS. It was sold to WETA in 1972, and brought its programming under the WETA name in 1976 after the NPACT name was phased out.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

National Public Affairs Center for Television (NPACT) was a production company based in Washington, D.C. It was originally formed in 1971 as National Public Affairs Broadcast Center by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation to supply news programming for PBS. It was sold to WETA in 1972, and brought its programming under the WETA name in 1976 after the NPACT name was phased out.2

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