WXXI-TV
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WXXI-TV, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 22), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Rochester, New York, United States. Owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, it is a sister station of National Public Radio (NPR) members WXXI (1370 AM) and WXXI-FM (91.5). The three outlets share studios at 280 State Street near downtown Rochester; WXXI-TV's transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton.
Digital television
Digital channels
WXXI-TV entered the digital era in September 2003 when it signed on with Rochester's first full-power digital television signal.
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WXXI-HD | Main WXXI-TV programming / PBS |
| 21.2 | 480i | 4:3 | WXXI-W | World |
| 21.3 | WXXI-C | Create | ||
| 21.4 | WXXI-K | PBS Kids | ||
| 22.7 | WXXI-FM | Classical 91.5 (WXXI Readout Radio is on the subchannel's SAP) |
Channel 21-4, now PBS Kids since February 1, 2016, was originally a digital standard definition simulcast of WXXI-TV's analog signal but is not currently transmitting, as 21-1 is identical.
Analog-to-digital conversion
WXXI-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 21, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 16.[2] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 21.
As part of the SAFER Act,[3] WXXI-TV kept its analog signal on the air until July 10 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters. WXXI-TV had been awarded a $202,498 federal contract for an outreach initiative to help Rochester's over-the-air viewers prepare for the digital transition.[4]
Programming
National productions
WXXI-TV's national public television productions include A Warrior in Two Worlds, Echoes from the Ancients, Out of the Fire, Albert Paley: Man of Steel and Flight to Freedom. WXXI-TV also produced Assignment: The World, a weekly current-events program for schools, which aired on approximately 100 public television stations nationwide, and was the nation's longest-running instructional television program. Due to funding cuts, it was canceled and its last episode aired on May 23, 2013.
Former programming
ThinkBright, broadcast from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on 21-3 until the digital transition.
References
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WXXI
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ http://interactive.wxxi.org/highlights/wxxi-awarded-digital-television-grant
External links
- Official website
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- John S. Porter papers, at the University of Maryland libraries. Porter served as the president and general manager from 1966 to 1969.