WNET Now Accepting Donations to THIRTEEN Using Apple Pay

Apple Pay makes supporting quality arts, education and public affairs programming and initiatives easier

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Nov 15, 2016, 11:59 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WNET announced that New York's public media station, THIRTEEN will now accept donations via Apple Pay, providing a simple, secure and easy-to-use way for donors to support its innovative programming and vital educational resources via mobile devices and online.

Apple Pay will allow donors to make gifts to the station with the touch of a finger with Touch ID, so there's no need to manually fill out lengthy account forms or repeatedly type in billing information.

"This new capability provides THIRTEEN's supporters with a convenient method to make the generous gifts that are vital to allowing us to create and deliver programming that informs, enlightens, entertains and inspires viewers in New York and beyond," said Neal Shapiro, President and CEO of WNET.

Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When you use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on your device. Each transaction is authorized with a one-time unique dynamic security code.

Apple Pay is now active on thirteen.org. For more information on Apple Pay, visit: http://www.apple.com/apple-pay/.

About WNET
WNET is America's flagship PBS station and parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21. WNET also operates NJTV, the statewide public media network in New Jersey. Through its broadcast channels, three cable services (KidsThirteen, Create and World) and online streaming sites, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than five million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend, Charlie Rose and a range of documentaries, children's programs, and local news and cultural offerings. WNET's groundbreaking series for children and young adults include Get the Math, Oh Noah! and Cyberchase as well as Mission US, the award-winning interactive history game. WNET highlights the tri-state's unique culture and diverse communities through NYC-ARTS, Reel 13, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams and MetroFocus, the daily multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. In addition, WNET produces online-only programming including the award-winning series about gender identity, First Person, and an intergenerational look at tech and pop culture, The Chatterbox with Kevin and Grandma Lill. In 2015, THIRTEEN launched Passport, an online streaming service which allows members to see new and archival THIRTEEN and PBS programming anytime, anywhere: www.thirteen.org/passport.