PBS and Amazon have struck a deal to launch more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering.

Have Prime Video? Free PBS channels will soon be included with your subscription.The Amazon streaming service and PBS said Thursday that more than 150 local PBS stations, and PBS Kids programming, are joining Prime Video's FAST channel offerings,

CULVER CITY, Calif. —In a notable expansion of the way viewers can watch local PBS stations, the network and Amazon said more than 150 public TV stations and the PBS Kids channel will launch ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering.

Amazon and PBS have entered a partnership that will bring content from the public media operation to Prime Video. More than 150 local PBS channels and the PBS Kids Channel will launch as a free ad-supported TV (or FAST) offering on Prime Video over the coming months.

A new public TV era is dawning, with a milestone PBS-Amazon deal bringing 150 local stations, PBS Kids and two new FAST channels to Prime Video.

Amazon is getting more free, add-supported programs on its video streaming service, including news, documentaries, and kids content.

The public broadcaster is also launching two new FAST channels exclusively through Prime Video, and will debut pop-up streams over time.

The new additions will unlock a huge amount of PBS content for viewers around the country, and will be free to stream. More and more Americans are using free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms to fill in the corners of their streaming setups.