WMFE-TV
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| WMFE-TV | |
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| Orlando, Florida | |
| Branding | WMFE |
| Channels | Analog: 24 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Community Communications, Inc. |
| First air date | March 15, 1965 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Mid Florida Educational |
| Sister station(s) | WMFE-FM |
| Former affiliations | NET (1965-1970) |
| Transmitter Power | 1350 kW (analog) 950 kW (digital) |
| Height | 380 m (analog) 380.1 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 12855 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.wmfe.org |
WMFE-TV is the PBS member station in Orlando, Florida. It broadcasts on UHF channel 24.
[edit] History
In 1963, the public school systems of Orange, Volusia, Lake, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard and Flagler counties formed Florida Central East Coast Educational Television with the goal of winning the license for channel 24. In the meantime, WDBO-TV (now WKMG-TV) and WLOF-TV (now WFTV) donated air time for Spanish and Florida history programs produced by the group.
WMFE finally went on the air on March 15, 1965 from the campus of Mid-Florida Tech. After only two years of operation, the Orange County school board became the sole operator of the station. In the early 1970s, the school district sold the station to a nonprofit community board of trustees that still operates the station today. In 1978, WMFE moved to its current home in eastern Orlando.
In 1980, WMFE-FM signed on. Before then, Orlando was the largest market without a public radio station.
WMFE-TV signs off every night on its over the air digital signal at approximately 1am while the analog signal runs 24 hours per day. Between 1am and 6am, the national feed for PBS is aired. [1]
[edit] Digital Programming
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 24.1 / 23.1 | WMFE-HD (High Definition)available 7AM to 1Am (Bright House channel 1124, Comcast channel 240 or 7051) |
| 24.2 / 23.2 | V-me (Spanish programming; available 6AM to 1AM) (Bright House channel 1125, Comcast channel 241 or 1851) |
| 24.3 / 23.3 | Central Florida Alliance Network (public affairs, The Florida Channel; available 6AM to 12 Midnight) (Bright House channel 1126, Comcast channel 242 or 1861) |
| 24.4 / 23.4 | WMFE Encore! (second runs of popular shows, available 6AM to 7PM) (Bright House channel 1127, Comcast channel 243 or 1871) |
| 24.5/ 23.5 | WMFE-ED (educational programming for schools, with Florida Knowledge Network on weekdays; available 6AM to 7PM) |
1 -- Channel number for former Adelphia systems now owned by Comcast
[edit] External links
- WMFE Official site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WMFE
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WMFE-TV
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