WEDU
Encyclopedia
WEDU is a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) member Public television station, serving the Tampa Bay
DMA
in Florida
. The station first signed on the air on October 17, 1958. Its transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida
.
WEDU is one of two PBS stations in the Tampa Bay market (the other being WUSF
), and the only one to carry PBS's main schedule.
For many years, WEDU has been one of the highest-rated stations in the PBS system. At one point, it was the third most-watched PBS station in the country.
Digital channels>
Channel
Name
Programming
3.1
WEDU HD
Main WEDU programming / PBS
3.2
V-me
3.3
FKN_FLC
The Florida Channel
3.4
WEDU+
PBS World
WEDU ceased analogue broadcasts on February 17, 2009.
WEDU moved its digital broadcasts to channel 13 on June 12, 2009, after WTVT
vacated the channel at the end of digital television transition
using PSIP to display WEDU's virtual channel
as 3.
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) member Public television station, serving the Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
DMA
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The station first signed on the air on October 17, 1958. Its transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida
Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida
Riverview is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located near Brandon. The population was 71,050 at the 2010 census....
.
WEDU is one of two PBS stations in the Tampa Bay market (the other being WUSF
WUSF-TV
WUSF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television station in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting on digital channel 34. Owned by the University of South Florida, WUSF-TV signed on in 1966....
), and the only one to carry PBS's main schedule.
For many years, WEDU has been one of the highest-rated stations in the PBS system. At one point, it was the third most-watched PBS station in the country.
Digital TV
The digital channel of WEDU is multiplexed:V-me
V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...
The Florida Channel
The Florida Channel is a government-access television network operated by Florida State University's WFSU-TV and the Florida State Legislature. The channel is currently carried by 46 cable TV systems throughout the State of Florida either on a part-time or full-time basis as well as through nine...
PBS World
PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries...
WEDU ceased analogue broadcasts on February 17, 2009.
WEDU moved its digital broadcasts to channel 13 on June 12, 2009, after WTVT
WTVT
WTVT, channel 13, is a television station in Tampa, Florida. It is an owned and operated station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the News Corporation...
vacated the channel at the end of digital television transition
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
using PSIP to display WEDU's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 3.