Milwaukee PBS

Milwaukee PBS

Building C of the Milwaukee Area Technical College Downtown Campus, which contains the studios and operations center for Milwaukee PBS.
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owner	Milwaukee Area Technical College
Callsigns	WMVS / WMVT
Affiliation(s)	PBS
Official website	www.milwaukeepbs.org

WMVS

Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF), shared with WMVT Virtual: 10
Branding	Milwaukee PBS 10
Programming
Affiliations	10.1: PBS 10.2: Create 10.3: PBS Kids
Ownership
Owner	Milwaukee Area Technical College (Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board)
History
First air date	October 28, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-10-28)
Former call signs	WMVS-TV (1957–1962)[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 10 (VHF, 1957–2009) Digital: 36 (UHF inner-market translator WMVS-LD, 2012–2020)
Former affiliations	NET (1957–1970)
Call sign meaning	Milwaukee Vocational School (former name of MATC)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42663
ERP	32 kW
HAAT	357 m (1,171 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°5′46.2″N 87°54′15″W / 43.096167°N 87.90417°W / 43.096167; -87.90417
Translator(s)	10 (VHF; construction permit for WMVS-LD)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WMVT

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF), shared with WMVS Virtual: 36
Branding	Milwaukee PBS 36
Programming
Affiliations	36.1: PBS 36.2: World 36.3: Milwaukee PBS Weather
History
First air date	January 28, 1963 (61 years ago) (1963-01-28)
Former call signs	WMVT (1963–1980) WMVT-TV (June–November 1980)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 36 (UHF, 1963–2009) Digital: 35 (unitl 2018)
Call sign meaning	Milwaukee Vocational and Technical School
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42665
ERP	32 kW
HAAT	357 m (1,171 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°5′46.2″N 87°54′15″W / 43.096167°N 87.90417°W / 43.096167; -87.90417
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

Milwaukee PBS is the collective brand for two PBS member television stations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States: WMVS (channel 10) and WMVT (channel 36). Both stations are owned and operated by the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC).