Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting
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Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Indianapolis, Indiana
, that operates WFYI Public Television (channel 20, digital channels 20.1, 20.2 and 20.2) and WFYI-FM Public Radio (90.1 FM & HD1 and HD2, publicly branded as "The Point"), which are member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), respectively. Digital TV channel 20.1 (WFYI 1) primarily broadcasts mainline PBS Kids programming during the day and both locally produced and nationally produced and distributed PBS productions in the evenings and overnight. Digital TV channel 20.2 (WFYI 2) operates as "V-me," airing local and national Spanish-language programming. Digital TV channel 20.3 (WFYI 3) airs some re-runs of nationally-developed programming as well as elements of the national "Create Channel," which focuses programming on "how-to" types of educational TV. The beginnings of the "Indiana Channel" are also aired weekly on WFYI 3.
The corporation is headquartered at 1630 N. Meridian Street
in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, that operates WFYI Public Television (channel 20, digital channels 20.1, 20.2 and 20.2) and WFYI-FM Public Radio (90.1 FM & HD1 and HD2, publicly branded as "The Point"), which are member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), respectively. Digital TV channel 20.1 (WFYI 1) primarily broadcasts mainline PBS Kids programming during the day and both locally produced and nationally produced and distributed PBS productions in the evenings and overnight. Digital TV channel 20.2 (WFYI 2) operates as "V-me," airing local and national Spanish-language programming. Digital TV channel 20.3 (WFYI 3) airs some re-runs of nationally-developed programming as well as elements of the national "Create Channel," which focuses programming on "how-to" types of educational TV. The beginnings of the "Indiana Channel" are also aired weekly on WFYI 3.
The corporation is headquartered at 1630 N. Meridian Street
Meridian Street (Indianapolis)
Meridian Street is the primary north-south street in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.Meridian Street was formerly aligned with US 31 for much of its length in the city of Indianapolis, before being re-routed to a segment of Interstate 465. The street delineates east addresses from west...
in Indianapolis.