I am a right wing republican...I watch more PBS than probably any other station other than Comedy Central and Baseball games. PBS has quality television almost all day long. They teach good values to children in the morning and while yes there are some left wing programs, I know how to operate my remote control. I for one am not willing to give up on Masterpiece theater, English Comedies, Nova, Scientific Discoveries (I think that's the name with ALan Alda), the Ken Burns stuff etc, not to mention Austin City Limits, on Stage, and the rest of the live music. Most of it is produced better than what I get on the history channel or discovery because the producers are selling it as a work of flim and not as a tool to drive sales. I can't really think of any right wing shows on PBS, but then again, I can only think of a few left wing shows (almost anything with Bill Moyers, Jim Lehrer etc.) NPR is the same way...I don't like NPR news because I think they have an even bigger left wing bias than CNN, but they have opera, classical music, occasionally Jazz, they profile authors, click and clack the car guys, and best of all, Prarie Home Companion which I never miss.
Is my tax money going to left wing shows? Yes, but so is my donated right wing money.