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WJCT (TV)
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WJCT is a community-supported PBS
member station serving Jacksonville, Florida
, broadcasting on digital channel 7. Its studio is located near Jacksonville's Sports Complex and adjacent to Metropolitan Park.
WJCT's television lineup offers programming from PBS
and other programming services, including BBC, American Public Television and NETA. WJCT also produces and broadcasts local news, public affairs programs and documentaries.
On April 6, 2009, WJCT shut off its analog transmission. The previous digital signal broadcast on channel 38 was moved over to channel 7.
WJCT previously operated a fifth subchannel, consisting of Florida Knowledge Network
(weekdays, 6AM to 6PM) and "WJCT Informational" (6PM to 6AM weekdays, all day weekends); this service was discontinued July 1, 2011 following the closure of the Florida Knowledge Network.
In 2009, WJCT's analog channel 7 left the air for good and moved its digital TV signal from channel 38 to channel 7 when the analog to digital TV conversion completed.
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 serving Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, broadcasting on digital channel 7. Its studio is located near Jacksonville's Sports Complex and adjacent to Metropolitan Park.
WJCT's television lineup offers 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....
and other programming services, including BBC, American Public Television and NETA. WJCT also produces and broadcasts local news, public affairs programs and documentaries.
On April 6, 2009, WJCT shut off its analog transmission. The previous digital signal broadcast on channel 38 was moved over to channel 7.
Digital television
WJCT's digital channel, VHF 7, is multiplexed:| Channel | Video | Aspect Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,... |
Programming |
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| 7.1 | 720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... |
16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... |
PBS HD |
| 7.2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | Create |
| 7.3 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | PBS World 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... |
| 7.4 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | WJCT More! (6PM to 6AM) The Florida Channel 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... (6AM to 6PM) |
WJCT previously operated a fifth subchannel, consisting of Florida Knowledge Network
Florida Knowledge Network
The Florida Knowledge Network was an educational television state network operated by the Florida Department of Education. The channel was seen statewide via the digital subchannels of most Florida Public Broadcasting Service member stations and nationwide on the AMC 3 satellite FTA .FKN was seen...
(weekdays, 6AM to 6PM) and "WJCT Informational" (6PM to 6AM weekdays, all day weekends); this service was discontinued July 1, 2011 following the closure of the Florida Knowledge Network.
In 2009, WJCT's analog channel 7 left the air for good and moved its digital TV signal from channel 38 to channel 7 when the analog to digital TV conversion completed.