WPBT

WPBT
CityMiami, Florida
Channels
BrandingSouth Florida PBS WPBT
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerSouth Florida PBS, Inc.
WXEL-TV, WURH-LD
History
FoundedNovember 1953
First air date
August 12, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-08-12)
Former call signs
WTHS-TV (shared operation, 1955–1979)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 2 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 18 (UHF, 2001–2019)
NET (1955–1970)
Call sign meaning
"Public Broadcasting Television"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13456
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT306 m (1,004 ft)
Transmitter coordinates25°57′31″N 80°12′43″W / 25.95861°N 80.21194°W / 25.95861; -80.21194
Translator(s)W31DC-D 31 Fort Pierce
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wpbt2.org

WPBT (channel 2) is a PBS member television station in Miami, Florida, United States. It serves as the flagship station of South Florida PBS, which also owns Boynton Beach–licensed fellow PBS member WXEL-TV (channel 42, serving the West Palm Beach market) and Miami-licensed low-power station WURH-LD (channel 13). The three stations share transmitter facilities on Northwest 199th Street in Andover; WPBT's studios are located on Northeast 20th Avenue in North Miami. In addition to serving the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market, the station has significant viewership in much of the West Palm Beach market (alongside WXEL-TV), and is the only Miami area television station to serve the entire South Florida metropolis.

WPBT is one of two PBS member stations serving the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market, alongside WLRN-TV (channel 17), owned by Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

  1. ^ SFPBS channel sharing resolution
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPBT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.