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Beyond a Year in Space | 16 Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars | 20 Jazz 24/7 Honored | 26 ON AIR, ONLINE, ON THE GO MEMBER GUIDE | NOVEMBER 2017 WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT From the President Where to Tune in The Next Chapter TV It was just over a year ago that we took a major step in extending our reach into the community and expanding the range of programs and content we offer with the opening of Digital broadcast FiOS RCN Cox Charter (Canada) Bell ExpressVu the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square. Comcast And it’s been quite a year! Since the studio’s inaugural broadcast of WGBH 2 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 284 Boston Public Radio, we have been inviting the public in on a daily basis to WGBH 2 HD 2.1 802 502 602 1002 782 819 join us, interact with us, share their perspectives and connect in a way that WGBX 44 44.1 16 44 14 804 21 n/a informs our work. 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