Connecticut Public Television
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| Connecticut Public Television | |
|---|---|
| statewide Connecticut | |
| Branding | CPTV |
| Slogan | Public Broadcasting for Connecticut |
| Channels | Analog: see table below Digital: see table below |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Founded | October 1, 1962 |
| Call letters’ meaning | all stations: W EDucational 4th letter: see table below |
| Former affiliations | NET (1962-1970) |
| Transmitter Power | see table below |
| Height | see table below |
| Facility ID | see table below |
| Transmitter Coordinates | see table below |
| Website | www.cptv.org |
Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) is a statewide public television network, providing PBS programming to the state of Connecticut.
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[edit] Services
All CPTV stations carry the same programming. The digital signal offers the main network, plus CPTV2 and CPTV Kids. CPTV2 rebroadcasts the Create lifestyle/human interest channel. CPTV Kids broadcasts children's programming. In addition, CPTV operates an HD channel.
[edit] Shows produced by CPTV
CPTV is the presenting station of two popular PBS children's series, Barney & Friends and Thomas & Friends.
In the 1990s, M*A*S*H star Alan Alda hosted a science show called Scientific American Frontiers, based on the popular magazine Scientific American. That show was also produced by CPTV and aired on many PBS affiliates.
[edit] Stations
As of 2008, the CPTV stations are:
| Station | City of license | Channels (Analog/ Digital) |
First air date | Fourth letter’s meaning |
ERP (Analog/ Digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ Digital) |
Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
| WEDH | Hartford | 24 (UHF) 45 (UHF) |
October 1, 1962 | Hartford | 1200 kW 465 kW |
517 m 505 m |
13602 | |
| WEDW | Bridgeport | 49 (UHF) 52 (UHF) |
December 17, 1967 | Western Connecticut | 1950 kW 50 kW |
222 m 189 m |
13594 | |
| WEDN | Norwich | 53 (UHF) 9 (VHF) |
March 5, 1967 | Norwich | 630 kW 200 kW |
204 m 192 m |
13607 | |
| WEDY | New Haven | 65 (UHF) 6 (VHF) |
December 1, 1974 | Yale University | 7.94 kW 0.4 kW |
82 m 88 m |
13595 |
The network previously operated a Waterbury translator, W12BH (channel 12), but that station was taken off the air to allow WTXX to begin digital television operations.
WEDY in New Haven has been off the air since July 31, 2005, due to an equipment failure. Connecticut Public Broadcasting was granted permission by the Federal Communications Commission to temporarily keep the station off-the-air until repairs are completed. CPBI has also petitioned the FCC to allow WEDY's analog signal to remain off the air permanently, citing the need to use available funds on the construction of its digital facilities. As of this revision, CPBI is still awaiting the FCC's final decision on its request. [1]
[edit] Digital television
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| xx.1 | main CPTV/PBS programming |
[edit] Analog-to-digital conversion
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009: [2]
- WEDH will move its digital broadcasts to channel 32; [3]
- WEDN will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 9; [4]
- WEDW will move back to its present analog channel number, 49. [5]
- WEDY will move its digital broadcasts to channel 6. [6] WEDY will resume broadcasts upon the FCC's granting of CPBI's requests to cease analog transmissions and make WEDY a digital-only station.
Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display virtual channels for each CPTV station corresponding to their present analog channel numbers.
[edit] References
- ^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=619393
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
- ^ CDBS Print
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[edit] External links
- Connecticut Public Television website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEDH
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEDW
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEDN
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEDY
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