WCET (TV)
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| WCET | |
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| Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Branding | CET |
| Channels | Digital: 34 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Public Media Connect |
| First air date | July 26, 1954 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Cincinnati Educational Television |
| Sister station(s) | WPTD, WPTO (Think TV) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 48 (1954–2009) |
| Former affiliations | NET (1954–1970)) DT2 PBS World (2003–2009) DT3 PBS World (2009–2010) |
| Transmitter Power | 400 kW |
| Height | 326 m |
| Facility ID | 65666 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 39°7′27″N 84°31′18″W / 39.12417°N 84.52167°W |
| Website | www.cetconnect.org |
WCET is the PBS station serving Cincinnati, Ohio. It broadcasts digitally on channel 34 but is displayed as channel 48, its former analog and present virtual channel, via PSIP protocol. Its signal is multiplexed, broadcasting one high-definition channel, CET HD, and two standard definition channels, CET CrEaTe and CETArts. WCET operates as a subsidiary of Public Media Connect.
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[edit] History
The first licensed public television station in the United States, [1] WCET was granted its license in 1951 and began broadcasting on July 26, 1954 from the third floor of Music Hall in Cincinnati until 1959. In 1976, the station moved to its present location at the Crosley Telecommunications Center on Central Parkway, which it now shares with the market's two main public radio stations, WVXU and WGUC-FM.[2] In September 16, 2003, the station rebranded itself as CET; it was previously known as Channel 48 and WCET48. The station also provides an IP-based on-demand video service via CETconnect.org.
On October 31, 2008, the Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation and Greater Dayton Public Television (ThinkTV) announced plans to merge their resources into one company serving all of Southwest Ohio, while maintaining separate identities.[3] The merger completed on May 8, 2009 with the formation of Public Media Connect, Inc. Both CET and ThinkTV will operate as subsidiaries under the new company.[4]
On January 5, 2009, CET's second digital subchannel changed from CETWorld to CrEaTe, with obvious emphasis on the broadcaster's initials within the network name.
On September 24, 2009 CET added CETWorld as a third subchannel on 48.3.
On February 1, 2010 CET's third subchannel changed from CETWorld to CET Arts.
[edit] Digital television
The station's digital, UHF 34 is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 48.1 | Regular CET programming in high definition |
| 48.2 | CrEaTe |
| 48.3 | CET Arts |
[edit] Post-analog shutdown
WCET-TV shut down analog transmissions on May 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM. After the analog television shutdown occurred on June 12, 2009 [5], WCET remained on its current pre-transition channel number 34. [6] PSIP is used to display its virtual channel as 48.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CETconnect.org – WCET website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WCET
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WCET-TV
[edit] References
- ^ Watson-Rouslin, Virginia. (February 1978, p. 53). "Channel 48: A Muttering Voice in the T. V. Wilderness". Cincinnati Magazine.
- ^ WCET-TV. "Cincinnati's "Leading Lady of Architecture" Stars in Her Very Own Show!". Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation. http://www.cetconnect.org/content/musichall.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ^ Greater Dayton Public Television (2008-10-31). "ThinkTV and CET to Merge". Press release. http://www.thinktv.org/about/about_merger.html.
- ^ "ThinkTV, CET form Public Media Connect Inc.". Business Courier of Cincinnati. 2009-05-08. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/05/04/daily62.html. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
- ^ CDBS Print
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