Connecticut Public Television

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The studio of CPTV and WNPR in Hartford, Connecticut

Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) is a statewide public television network/production company, providing PBS programming to the U.S. state of Connecticut.

[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 broadcast and web streaming home of UConn Women's Basketball. The game broadcasts are the highest rated locally produced program in the PBS system.

CPTV is also the presenting station of the popular PBS children's series, Barney & Friends (until 2006, now distributed by WNET in New York), Thomas & Friends, Bob The Builder, Angelina Ballerina The Saddle Club. Last show to this logo was Toddworld.

Throughout 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 nationwide.

Since 2002, CPTV has been working with HiT Entertainment, who has helped distribute some of CPTV's children's programs. Beginning in 2008, most of CPTV's kids programming (which are all of post 2002 production with HiT Entertainment) have been going to New York PBS-affiliate WNET.

[edit] Stations

As of 2009, the CPTV stations are:

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 went off the air on July 31, 2005, as the result of an equipment failure. Connecticut Public Broadcasting was granted permission by the Federal Communications Commission to temporarily keep the station off-the-air until repairs were completed. CPBI 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. WEDY resumed broadcasting, as a digital-only station, on June 13, 2009. ^[1].

[edit] Digital television

WEDW in Bridgeport ceased analog transmissions over channel 49 on February 17, 2009, which was the previous deadline date for U.S. television stations to end analog broadcasts. WEDW had been transmitting its digital signal over channel 52, but moved back to channel 49 for its post-transition digital broadcasts.

WEDH and WEDN continued to broadcast in both analog and digital until June 12, 2009, the new deadline date.^[2]

Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display virtual channels for each CPTV station corresponding to their previous analog channel numbers.

[edit] References

1. ^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=619393
2. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf

[edit] External links

• Connecticut Public Television's website for The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
• 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