WNET

The WNET Group
Newark, New Jersey
New York, New York
United States
United States
CityNewark, New Jersey
ChannelsDigital: 13 (VHF)
(shared with WNDT-CD and WMBQ-CD; to move to 12 (VHF))
Virtual: 13 (PSIP)
BrandingTHIRTEEN
SloganMedia Made Possible by All of You
Programming
Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerWNET.org
(WNET)
Sister stations
WLIW, WMBQ-CD, WNDT-CD NJTV
History
FoundedApril 1947[source?]
First air date
May 15, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-05-15) (as WATV)
Former call signs
  • WATV (1948–1958)
  • WNTA-TV (1958–1962)
  • WNDT (1962–1970)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 13 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 61 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Former affiliations
  • Independent (1948–1962)
  • NET (1962–1970)
Call sign meaning
National
Educational
Television
(forerunner of PBS)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID18795
ERP4 kW
6.5 kW (Construction Permit (CP))
HAAT507 m (1,663 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W / 40.713000°N 74.013139°W / 40.713000; -74.013139
Links
Public license information
WNET Group Profile
LMS
Websitewww.thirteen.org (station)
www.wnet.org (corporate)

WNET, channel 13 (branded as "THIRTEEN"), is a non-commercial educational, public television station in Newark, New Jersey. WNET is owned by WNET.org, which was originally called the Educational Broadcasting Corporation[2] The station also has studios in Manhattan and its transmitter is at One World Trade Center.[3]

Original productions

WNET has produced, created, or presented many PBS shows. These are some:

  • Amanpour & Company (2018–present)
  • American Masters (1983–present)
  • Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore (2000)
  • Bill Moyers Reports: Earth On Edge (2001)
  • Barney & Friends (1992–2010) (Original Series)**
  • Black Journal
  • Polly Pocket (2018-present)**
  • Bob the Builder (2005–2018)**
  • Sabrina: The Animated Series (2008-present)**
  • One Piece (PBS Kids / 4Kids Dub) (2008-present)**
  • Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
  • Colonial House (2004)
  • Cyberchase (2002–present)
  • Dickens (2003)
  • DNA (2003)
  • The Great American Dream Machine (1971–1972)
  • Great Performances (1972–present)
  • Live from Lincoln Center (1976–present)
  • The Mind
  • Nature (1982–present)
  • NOW
  • The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002)
  • Shining Time Station
  • Simon Schama's Power of Art
  • The Story of English
  • Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
  • Thomas and Friends (2004–2017)**

References

  1. ↑ "Digital TV Market Listing for WNET". RabbitEars.Info. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "FCC Consent to Assignment" (PDF). fjallfoss.fcc.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Soseman, Ned (April 10, 2017). "Future of NYC Broadcast TV Moving to 1 WTC". thebroadcastbridge.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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