WCFE-TV

WCFE-TV

Plattsburgh, New York Burlington–Montpelier, Vermont Montreal, Quebec United States–Canada
City	Plattsburgh, New York
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 57
Branding	Mountain Lake PBS Mountain Lake Journal (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	57.1: PBS 57.2: NHK World 57.3: PBS Kids
Ownership
Owner	Mountain 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 ID	46755
ERP	67 kW
HAAT	741.7 m (2,433 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°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	Public file LMS
Website	www.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.