WITF-TV

WITF-TV
CityHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Channels
BrandingWITF
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerWITF, Inc.
WITF-FM
History
First air date
November 22, 1964 (59 years ago) (1964-11-22)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 33 (UHF, 1964–2009)
NET (1964–1970)
Call sign meaning
"It's Top Flight"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73083
ERP84 kW
HAAT431 m (1,414 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°20′43.6″N 76°52′7.6″W / 40.345444°N 76.868778°W / 40.345444; -76.868778
Translator(s)W20EU-D Chambersburg
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.witf.org

WITF-TV (channel 33) is a PBS member television station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region (Harrisburg–LancasterLebanonYork). It is owned by WITF, Inc., alongside the area's NPR member, WITF-FM (89.5). The two stations share studios at the WITF Public Media Center in Swatara Township (with a Harrisburg mailing address); WITF-TV's transmitter is located in Middle Paxton Township, next to the transmitter of CBS affiliate WHP-TV (channel 21). WITF's programming is relayed on low-power digital translator station W20EU-D (channel 20) in Chambersburg.

WITF-TV was established as the first public media outlet in the region in 1964 and was based in Hershey for its first 18 years of existence. It expanded into radio with WITF-FM in 1971 and moved to Harrisburg in 1982. The station's local initiatives include programs on topics of local interest as well as several collaborative ventures in statewide news and educational content.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WITF-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.