WMFE-TV
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| WMFE-TV | |
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| Orlando, Florida | |
| Branding | WMFE |
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| Subchannels | 24.1 PBS-HD 24.2 V-me 24.3 Encore! 24.4 WMFE-ED (schools) |
| Affiliations | PBS (since 1970) |
| Owner | Community Communications, Inc. |
| First air date | March 15, 1965 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Mid Florida Educational |
| Sister station(s) | WMFE-FM |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 24 (1965-2009) |
| Former affiliations | NET (1965-1970) |
| Transmitter Power | 950 kW |
| Height | 380.1 m |
| Facility ID | 12855 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 28°36′8″N 81°5′37″W / 28.60222°N 81.09361°W |
| Website | www.wmfe.org |
WMFE-TV is the PBS member station in Orlando, Florida. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 23. WMFE-TV can be seen on Bright House Networks channel 2 or channel 4.
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[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 and cable digital signal at approximately 1am while the cable analog channel runs 24 hours a day. Between 1am and 6am, the national feed for PBS is aired. [1]
[edit] Digital Programming
WMFE's broadcasts have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.[1] WMFE offers four channels of programming:
Digital channels
| Subchannel | Programming |
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| 24.1 | WMFE-HD (High Definition)available 7AM to 1Am (AT&T U-verse channel 1024, Bright House channel 1124, Comcast channel 240 or 7051) |
| 24.2 | V-me (Spanish programming; available 6AM to 1AM) (Bright House channel 1125, Comcast channel 241 or 1851) |
| 24.3 | WMFE Encore! (2nd runs of popular PBS programs (6AM to 7 PM)/local government programs (7PM to Midnight); available 6AM to 12 Midnight) (Bright House channel 1126, Comcast channel 242 or 1861) |
| 24.4 | WMFE ED (educational programs for schools on weekdays, PBS Kids programs on weekends; available 6AM to 7PM) (OTA only) |
1 -- Channel number for former Adelphia systems now owned by Comcast
[edit] References
[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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