WCFE-TV

WCFE-TV
CityPlattsburgh, New York
Channels
Branding
  • Mountain Lake PBS
  • Mountain Lake Journal (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council
History
First air date
March 6, 1977 (47 years ago) (1977-03-06)
Former call signs
WNNE-TV (CP, 1970–1975)[1]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 57 (UHF, 1977–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, 2004–2020)
Call sign meaning
Clinton, Franklin, and Essex Counties, New York (primary coverage area)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID46755
ERP67 kW
HAAT741.7 m (2,433 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°41′43″N 73°52′59″W / 44.69528°N 73.88306°W / 44.69528; -73.88306
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.mountainlake.org

WCFE-TV (channel 57) is a PBS member television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving the Champlain Valley and Greater Montreal areas. Owned by the Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council, the station maintains studios at One Sesame Street in Plattsburgh, and its transmitter is located atop Lyon Mountain, between Plattsburgh and nearby Malone. WCFE-TV is branded as Mountain Lake PBS; this name was adopted to reflect Plattsburgh's location between the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain.

WCFE-TV is seen in Northeastern New York, most of Vermont, Eastern Ontario (including Cornwall and parts of Ottawa), and Southern Quebec (including Montreal) on cable, and throughout most of Vermont, parts of New Hampshire and northern New York east of Massena on satellite.

  1. ^ "FCC History Cards for WCFE-TV".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCFE-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.