WSBE-TV

WSBE-TV
Channels
BrandingRhode Island PBS
Programming
Affiliations
  • 36.1: PBS
  • 36.2: Learn
Ownership
OwnerRhode Island PBS Foundation
History
First air date
June 8, 1967 (57 years ago) (1967-06-08)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 36 (UHF, 1967–2009)
  • Digital: 21 (UHF, 2005–2019)
NET (1967–1970)
Call sign meaning
Rhode Island State Board of Education (original licensee)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56092
ERP13.6 kW
HAAT273.4 m (897 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°51′55.4″N 71°17′12.7″W / 41.865389°N 71.286861°W / 41.865389; -71.286861
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.ripbs.org

WSBE-TV (channel 36) is a PBS member television station licensed to Providence, Rhode Island, United States, serving the entire state as well as Southeastern Massachusetts. The station is owned by the Rhode Island PBS Foundation, a non-profit organization. WSBE-TV's studios are located on Park Lane in Providence, and its transmitter is located on Pine Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ "Modification of a Licensed Facility for Digital Class A TV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSBE-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.