WTVI
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| WTVI | |
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| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Branding | WTVI |
| Slogan | Community. Television. |
| Channels | Analog: 42 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | PBS (1970-Present) |
| Owner | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Broadcasting Authority |
| First air date | August 27, 1965 |
| Call letters’ meaning | We're yourTeleVision Information |
| Former affiliations | NET (1965-1970) |
| Transmitter Power | 2750 kW (analog) 2.2 kW (digital) |
| Height | 390 m (analog) 363 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 10645 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.wtvi.org/ |
WTVI is a PBS member station based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 42 and ATSC digital channel 11. It is the only public television station in North Carolina that's not operated by UNC-TV and one of three serving Charlotte (UNC-TV's WUNG and SCETV's WNSC-TV are the others). The only other PBS station between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta that's not part of a statewide network is Hampton Roads' WHRO-TV.
The station first signed on August 27, 1965[1]; at first, it was owned by the local board of education. WTVI's original station manager was Donna Lee Davenport, who was also instrumental in creating the station. In 1982, WTVI's license was transferred to the not-for-profit Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Broadcasting Authority, making the station community-owned.
In 2000, WTVI began digital broadcasting on VHF channel 11 and added 4 additional virtual channels, including one High-Definition channel. WTVI was the first, and to this day, the only, high-definition production television station in Charlotte. The current programming manager is Eric Davis.
WTVI is aired on cable channel 5 in Charlotte and surronding areas,channel 4 in Kannapoils and Metrolina,and channel 9 in York and Lancaster counties where the areas actual station WSOC-TV is on cable channel 4.
The call letters were first used by a station broadcasting on UHF channel 54 in St. Louis, Missouri in the early 1950s, eventually becoming KTVI channel 2.
[edit] Digital programming
WTVI's digital channel is multiplexed:
- 42.1: Simulcast of WTVI standard-definition programming
- 42.2: WTVI-Gov: Public-affairs programming
- 42.3: WTVI-Create: Create, a high-definition instructional network
- 42.4: WTVI-Kids: PBS Kids
- 42.5: WTVI-HD: High-definition PBS programming
[edit] External links
- WTVI web site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WTVI
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WTVI-TV
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