Public access television is one type of PEG access, short for Public, Educational, and Governmental, the three traditional structures of access within a municipality. In the United States, public access is an alternative system of television which originated as a response to disenchantment with the commercial broadcasting system, and in order to fulfil some of the social potential of cable television. Public Access was created to provide a free-speech forum, open to all (first-Amendment soapbox component) on a first-come, first-served basis without discrimination or favoritism based on content.

It should be noted that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is not public access television and has no official connection with PEG. PBS is funded publicly and by private grants and contributions, as well as an element of commercial sponsorship. PEG is funded by cable television companies through subscription fees, and also by private grants and contributions.

PBS does not regularly provide free use of facilities to produce programming.

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