Channel Issues & Questions

[dkfinger]

For the past couple of weeks, when we open the PBS Kids app on our Roku Express, the pink PBS Kids logo splash screen appears with our local Public TV station on it, then it goes to a colorful background with a "loading" wheel in the middle, but the loading wheel never moves, and after about a full minute of staying on that screen, the Roku reboots itself back to the Roku logo animation.  I have removed the channel, performed a system restart, then reinstalled it, I have checked for software updates and there are none, and I have pulled the power cord, but the same behavior persists.

[RokuTannerD]

Thanks for letting us know what you're seeing. Have you contacted PBS support yet to report the issue and request assistance with their streaming channel on your device? 

You can reach PBS support here: https://pbskids.org/help/faq.html

Keep us posted if you have any other questions! 


Thanks,
Tanner

[Antonio206]

I have the exact same issue. Also with my Roku Express +

However my TCL Roku TV has no issue with the PBS Kids Roku channel.

[RokuTannerD]

Thanks for sharing your report. A few more questions here: 

- Which model of Roku Express do you own? (You can view this in Settings>System>About on your device.) Feel free to edit your post, and associate your specific Roku device model to your post. 

- Is your device connected to your TV via an HDMI cable, or via composite cables (white/red/yellow)? 

- Have you performed a factory reset to see if the same issue occurs? 

- How many channels are currently installed on your device? Have you tried removing a number of unused channels to free up system resources and see if this helps resolve the issue? 

Thanks,

Tanner

[Antonio206]

Model: 3910RW - Roku Express+

The device is connect to the TV via the composite cables.

My Roku is brand new out of the box and has this problem with the pbs kids channel. I let the Roku go through all updates.

I have 8 channels on my device. The same issue persists even when I remove channels.

However, per your suggestion I just factory reset the device, and, its FIXED!

A factory reset fixed the problem and the PBS Kids channel works perfectly now.

THANK YOU!

[Antonio206]

The issue came back and has been a problem sine my last post. The fix only worked for a short time. Later that day it was back to freezing upon opening pbs kids.

I have done a factory reset a few times. Each time, pbs kids will work, then, later on, the same problem is back.

I have given up trying to fix it with factory resets.

[RokuTannerD]

Thanks for letting us know @Antonio206 

If you haven't already, I would suggest contacting PBS to inform them of the behavior you're seeing, and request additional support. You can reach them here: https://help.pbs.org/support/home

You can also send me a private message with your Roku's serial number from Settings>System>About and I'll follow up to help provide your feedback to the channel provider. They will need to investigate the issue for further resolution. 

Thanks,

Tanner

[Ohazco]

Any luck? I have the exact same problem which is real bummer it's the main reason we bought the thing.

[Flip_12]

I am having the same issue and it’s only with Roku. It doesn’t seem to be a pbs kids issue, because the pbs kids app works fine from my devices in the house that aren’t roku . What was the fix for this?

[Ann2]

I’m having the same issue. Please let me know if you get a solution. It just started happening this morning.