WUSF-TV
Encyclopedia
WUSF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) Public television station in Tampa, Florida
, broadcasting on digital channel 34. Owned by the University of South Florida
, WUSF-TV signed on in 1966.
WUSF-TV's main rival for viewers is WEDU
, one of the highest-rated public television stations in the country. However, due to its ties with USF, most of WUSF's programming is educational television
in nature—especially distance learning, which WUSF shows during the afternoon and late-night hours. WUSF also known for showing a wide variety of home improvement programming, such as "Home Time", during the late 1980s and 1990s that WEDU did not regularly program.
WUSF is not available on cable in some parts of the market, including southern Sarasota County
, where it is not on Comcast
's Venice headend. In areas served by Bright House Networks
, WUSF is available only to digital cable subscribers, as of June 12, 2009.
Digital channels>
Channel
Name
Programming
16.1
WUSF-TV
Main WUSF programming / PBS
16.2
WUSF-DT2
WUSF Kids
*
16.3
WUSF-DT3
Create
16.4
WUSF-DT4
WUSF Knowledge**
* -- The Annenberg Channel
originally aired here until October 1, 2008, when that service was discontinued.
** -- Florida Knowledge Network
originally aired here during weekday daytime hours until July 1, 2011, when that service was discontinued.
. The station remained on its pre-transition channel 34 using PSIP to display its virtual channel
as 16.
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) Public television station in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, broadcasting on digital channel 34. Owned by the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
, WUSF-TV signed on in 1966.
WUSF-TV's main rival for viewers is WEDU
WEDU
WEDU is a Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station, serving the Tampa Bay DMA in Florida. The station first signed on the air on October 17, 1958...
, one of the highest-rated public television stations in the country. However, due to its ties with USF, most of WUSF's programming is educational television
Educational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
in nature—especially distance learning, which WUSF shows during the afternoon and late-night hours. WUSF also known for showing a wide variety of home improvement programming, such as "Home Time", during the late 1980s and 1990s that WEDU did not regularly program.
WUSF is not available on cable in some parts of the market, including southern Sarasota County
Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimate for the county was 372,057. Its county seat is Sarasota, Florida....
, where it is not on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
's Venice headend. In areas served by Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is a cable television company, the seventh largest cable operator and the sixth largest traditional multiple system operator in the United States owned by Advance/Newhouse, headquartered in Syracuse, New York...
, WUSF is available only to digital cable subscribers, as of June 12, 2009.
Digital television
WUSF-TV broadcasts on digital channel 34 and is multiplexed:PBS Kids
PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 10...
*
Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation is a private foundation that provides funding and support to non-profit organizations in the United States and around the world...
originally aired here until October 1, 2008, when that service was discontinued.
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...
originally aired here during weekday daytime hours until July 1, 2011, when that service was discontinued.
Analog-to-Digital Conversion
WUSF-TV shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009 , as part of the DTV transition in the United StatesDTV 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...
. The station remained on its pre-transition channel 34 using PSIP to display its 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 16.