WDSE-TV
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WDSE is an educational television station
in Duluth, Minnesota
, serving portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin as a PBS
member station on channel 8, with studios located on campus at the University of Minnesota Duluth
. WDSE is a "border station" serving residents of both North East Minnesota
and North West Wisconsin
.
Along with programming from PBS
, Minnesota Public Television
, and Wisconsin Public Television
, locally produced programs such as Minnesota Legislative Report, WDSE Cooks, Almanac North, Venture North, Native Report, Great Gardening, Lawyers on the Line, and Doctors on Call are area favorites included in the broadcast schedule. WDSE produces, broadcasts, and supplies to the networks an intensive schedule of local and regional programming.
In addition to regular television programming, WDSE broadcasts computer data on a full time basis; a service called "datacasting." The stream consists of Datacast Wisconsin, a service of Wisconsin Public Television. One Mbs of WDSE's 19.3 Mbs digital stream is devoted to Datacast Wisconsin.
In November 1982 WDSE was the first Minnesota television broadcaster to utilize a circularly polarized broadcast antenna, in April 1985 the first in Minnesota to begin full-time stereo television broadcasting, and in May, 2003 WDSE became the first broadcaster in Minnesota to launch a channel, 8.2 PBS-HD, fully devoted to high-definition programming. In June 2008 WDSE became the first station in the Duluth-Superior market to begin producing local programming in High Definition - HD. In another first, WDSE/WRPT was the first station in the Duluth-Superior market to begin broadcasting in 5.1 Dolby surround sound starting June 12, 2009.
In late August 2010 WDSE was rebranded from "PBS eight" to "PBS North" to reflect their extended coverage with WRPT into more of northeastern Minnesota.
During the school year WDSE airs educational/instructional programming from Wisconsin Public TV from 9AM to 11:30AM and 1PM to 2:00PM during daytime hours, and the overnight "block feed" for pre-recording purposes from 1AM to 3AM.
Starting July 24, 2012, PBS North will air a 30-minute news program From 7 to 7:30pm inspired by BBC Look North
in South Yorkshire, the North Midlands
, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North west Norfolk, North East Cambridgeshire
, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and the North East of England
called "WDSE's Look North".
to serve the Minnesota Iron Range
communities. WRPT began broadcasting December 27, 2008 utilizing a directional antenna that beams the signal across the Minnesota Iron Range communities. WRPT operates with a power of 250 Kilowatts.
WRPT was one of the first of two construction permits ever granted by the FCC as a "digital singleton" facility; WRPT is a rare ground-up digital only station that had no analog counterpart. On March 1, 2010 WRPT-DT officially changed the station's call sign to simply WRPT dropping the "DT" at the end of the call sign.
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Digital channels >
Channel
Programming
8.1/31.1
Main PBS North programming / PBS
8.2/31.2
PBS Satellite Service
8.3/31.3
Create
8.4/31.4
Minnesota Channel
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Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
, serving portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin as a PBS
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....
member station on channel 8, with studios located on campus at the University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Duluth
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
. WDSE is a "border station" serving residents of both North East Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and North West Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Along with programming from PBS
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....
, Minnesota Public Television
Minnesota Public Television
The Minnesota Public Television Association , also commonly known as Minnesota Public Television, is a not-for-profit trade organization of public television stations in the state of Minnesota that operates an interconnecting statewide educational television network serving residents of Minnesota...
, and Wisconsin Public Television
Wisconsin Public Television
Wisconsin Public Television is a state network of public television stations operated primarily by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board and the University of Wisconsin–Extension...
, locally produced programs such as Minnesota Legislative Report, WDSE Cooks, Almanac North, Venture North, Native Report, Great Gardening, Lawyers on the Line, and Doctors on Call are area favorites included in the broadcast schedule. WDSE produces, broadcasts, and supplies to the networks an intensive schedule of local and regional programming.
In addition to regular television programming, WDSE broadcasts computer data on a full time basis; a service called "datacasting." The stream consists of Datacast Wisconsin, a service of Wisconsin Public Television. One Mbs of WDSE's 19.3 Mbs digital stream is devoted to Datacast Wisconsin.
In November 1982 WDSE was the first Minnesota television broadcaster to utilize a circularly polarized broadcast antenna, in April 1985 the first in Minnesota to begin full-time stereo television broadcasting, and in May, 2003 WDSE became the first broadcaster in Minnesota to launch a channel, 8.2 PBS-HD, fully devoted to high-definition programming. In June 2008 WDSE became the first station in the Duluth-Superior market to begin producing local programming in High Definition - HD. In another first, WDSE/WRPT was the first station in the Duluth-Superior market to begin broadcasting in 5.1 Dolby surround sound starting June 12, 2009.
In late August 2010 WDSE was rebranded from "PBS eight" to "PBS North" to reflect their extended coverage with WRPT into more of northeastern Minnesota.
During the school year WDSE airs educational/instructional programming from Wisconsin Public TV from 9AM to 11:30AM and 1PM to 2:00PM during daytime hours, and the overnight "block feed" for pre-recording purposes from 1AM to 3AM.
Starting July 24, 2012, PBS North will air a 30-minute news program From 7 to 7:30pm inspired by BBC Look North
BBC Look North
BBC Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England:*BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region*BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire region...
in South Yorkshire, the North Midlands
BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for West & South Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire and the North Midlands. The programmes as produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at St...
, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North west Norfolk, North East Cambridgeshire
BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional TV news service for East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, north Norfolk and northeast Cambridgeshire produced by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire...
, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and the North East of England
BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for the BBC North East and Cumbria region. The programmes are produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne with journalists also based at newsrooms in Middlesbrough, Durham, York and...
called "WDSE's Look North".
WRPT
WDSE also operates sister station WRPT, channel 31, in Hibbing, MinnesotaHibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...
to serve the Minnesota Iron Range
Iron Range
The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...
communities. WRPT began broadcasting December 27, 2008 utilizing a directional antenna that beams the signal across the Minnesota Iron Range communities. WRPT operates with a power of 250 Kilowatts.
History
WDSE first went on the air on September 1, 1964 as the second educational station in Minnesota. Its digital signal first went on the air on April 28, 2003. WRPT first went on the air as a digital station on December 27, 2008. WDSE ended analog broadcasting on channel 8 and digital broadcasting on channel 38 at 11:59PM June 11, 2009. Digital broadcasting on channel 8 began at 1:30AM June 12, 2009. On June 16, 2009 WDSE-TV/DT officially changed the station's call sign to simply WDSE, dropping the "TV or DT" at the end of the call sign.Digital television
The digital signals of WDSE and WRPT are multiplexedMultiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
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Create (TV channel)
Create is a digital television public television network in the United States. The network was created after the closure of PBS YOU in 2006. Create is a public television network, and runs mainly how-to, DIY, and other non-commercial educational television shows from the libraries of Public...
Minnesota Channel
The Minnesota Channel is a full-time state-wide network originating at Twin Cities Public Television. It is carried on digital subchannels of nine stations and features programming related to Minnesota , plus coverage of the Minnesota Legislature when in session.- History :In early 2003, TPT began...
Translator stations
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- K67CT - Orr, MinnesotaOrr, MinnesotaOrr is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 267 at the 2010 census.U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main arterial route in the city.Orr is best known as an entry point for the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park....
- K53BH - International Falls, MinnesotaInternational Falls, MinnesotaInternational Falls is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,424 at the 2010 census....
- K51CM (Digital) - Kabetogama, MinnesotaKabetogama, MinnesotaKabetogama is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located southeast of International Falls on County Road 122.U.S. Highway 53 is nearby.Kabetogama is located within Kabetogama Township.-Notes:...
- K69FD - Birchdale, MinnesotaBirchdale, MinnesotaBirchdale is an unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located between International Falls and Baudette on Minnesota Highway 11.Franz Jevne State Park is nearby....
- K56BO
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