WXXI-TV
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WXXI is a public television
station which operates on Channel 21 in Rochester, New York
, and is the PBS
member station for that city and the surrounding metro area
. The station is owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council group, which also operates WXXI-AM
(1370), WXXI-FM
(91.5), and Reachout Radio, a service for those with visual impairments or blindness.
WXXI's national public television productions include Warrior in Two Worlds, Echoes from the Ancients, Out of the Fire
, Albert Paley: Man of Steel
and Flight to Freedom. WXXI also produces Assignment: The World, a weekly current-events program for schools, which airs on approximately 100 public television stations nationwide, and is the nation's longest-running instructional television program.
s, which include:
, broadcast from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on 21-3 until the digital transition when it was removed, making way for 24 hours of Create programming.
WXXI-TV (21-4) was originally a digital standard definition
simulcast of WXXI's analog signal but is not currently transmitting, as 21-1 is identical.
WXXI broadcasts are digital-only, effective June 12, 2009. WXXI had been awarded a $202,498 federal contract for an outreach initiative to help Rochester's over-the-air viewers prepare for the digital transition.
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Public broadcasting
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station which operates on Channel 21 in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, and is the 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 for that city and the surrounding metro area
Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
. The station is owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council group, which also operates WXXI-AM
WXXI (AM)
WXXI is a National Public Radio member station in Rochester, New York, broadcasting news, talk and informational programming on a 24-hour daily schedule...
(1370), WXXI-FM
WXXI-FM
WXXI-FM is a public radio station in Rochester, New York. The station airs a classical music format. Its programs can also be heard in Houghton on WXXY 90.3 FM....
(91.5), and Reachout Radio, a service for those with visual impairments or blindness.
WXXI's national public television productions include Warrior in Two Worlds, Echoes from the Ancients, Out of the Fire
Out of the Fire
Out of the Fire is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1987 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the third novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series....
, Albert Paley: Man of Steel
Albert Paley
Albert Paley is a modernist American metal sculptor, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1944. He earned both a BFA and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Paley initially worked as a goldsmith and moved to Rochester, New York in 1969 to teach at the Rochester Institute...
and Flight to Freedom. WXXI also produces Assignment: The World, a weekly current-events program for schools, which airs on approximately 100 public television stations nationwide, and is the nation's longest-running instructional television program.
Digital television
WXXI entered the digital era in September 2003 when WXXI-DT signed on with Rochester’s first full-power digital television signal. The digital channel is subdivided into three digital subchannelDigital subchannel
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s, which include:
| Channel | Call Sign | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| 21.1 | WXXI-HD | Main WXXI Programming / PBS |
| 21.2 | WXXI-W | 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... |
| 21.3 | WXXI-C | Create |
Former Programming
ThinkBrightThinkBright
ThinkBright TV is a PBS television digital subchannel serving New York State except New York City. Its programming includes educational series, lifelong learning, arts and culture, children's shows and public affairs coverage with a focus on New York's people, places and heritage.ThinkBright & Well...
, broadcast from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on 21-3 until the digital transition when it was removed, making way for 24 hours of Create programming.
WXXI-TV (21-4) was originally a digital standard definition
Standard-definition television
Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
simulcast of WXXI's analog signal but is not currently transmitting, as 21-1 is identical.
WXXI broadcasts are digital-only, effective June 12, 2009. WXXI had been awarded a $202,498 federal contract for an outreach initiative to help Rochester's over-the-air viewers prepare for the digital transition.
- A Warrior in Two Worlds (2004) PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe 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....
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