WTVI

WTVI
Channels
BrandingPBS Charlotte
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerCentral Piedmont Community College
History
First air date
August 27, 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-08-27)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 42 (UHF, 1965–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 11 (VHF, 2000–2020)
NET (1965–1970)
Call sign meaning
Television Information
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10645
ERP2.57 kW
HAAT359 m (1,178 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°17′15″N 80°41′44″W / 35.28750°N 80.69556°W / 35.28750; -80.69556
Translator(s)28 (UHF) Hickory
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wtvi.org

WTVI (channel 42) is a PBS member television station in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, owned by Central Piedmont Community College. The station's studios are located in the Chantilly-Commonwealth section of east Charlotte, and its transmitter is located in the unincorporated area of Newell in northeastern Mecklenburg County (just northeast of the Charlotte city limits). It is the only public television station in North Carolina that is not operated by PBS North Carolina, and is one of three PBS member stations serving the Charlotte metropolitan area, along with PBS North Carolina's WUNG-TV (channel 58) in Concord and South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV)'s WNSC-TV (channel 30) in Rock Hill.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTVI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.