Channels | |
---|---|
Branding | PDS-TV 14 |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Educational Independent |
Ownership | |
Owner | Pinellas County Schools |
History | |
Founded | early-1980s (as a cable-only station) |
First air date | 1990 |
Former call signs |
|
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 14 (UHF, 1988–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Pinellas District Schools |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 52648 |
ERP | 19.7 kW |
Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
Website | www |
WPDS-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 14, is a low-power educational independent television station licensed to Largo, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Pinellas County Schools of Pinellas County, Florida.
WPDS can also be seen in Pinellas County on cable channel 14 on WOW! systems, and digital channel 614 on Spectrum.
While the station is owned by Pinellas County Schools, the station's call letters are named after "Pinellas District Schools", which is the name used on public school buses in Pinellas County. All public school buses in Florida are named similarly.
The station's studios and transmitters are located at the School Board headquarters in downtown Largo.