Bringing PBS to the badlands: Despite funding obstacles and an industry-wide shift toward streaming, Montana PBS is boosting broadcast to reach the smallest market in the nation.

Bringing PBS to the badlands: Despite funding obstacles and an industry-wide shift toward streaming, Montana PBS is boosting broadcast to reach the smallest market in the nation.

John Peterson turned his pickup onto a steep hill just past the entrance of Makoshika State Park, near Glendive. He was on his way to repair part of a TV transmitter that transforms packets of digital information into television broadcasts.…