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| {{short description|PBS member station in Richmond, Virginia}} | {{short description|PBS member station in Richmond, Virginia}} | ||
| {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} | |||
| {{Infobox television station | {{Infobox television station | ||
| | callsign = WCVE-TV | | callsign = WCVE-TV | ||
| | city = | | city = | ||
| | image = WCVE-TV station building.jpg | |||
| | logo = WCVE-TV WVPT VPM PBS logo.png | | logo = WCVE-TV WVPT VPM PBS logo.png | ||
| | branding = |
| branding = VPM PBS | ||
| | digital = 22 (]) |
| digital = 22 (]), shared with ]<ref name="wnvtcsa"></ref> | ||
| | virtual = 23 | | virtual = 23 | ||
| | subchannels = | | subchannels = | ||
| | translators = | | translators = | ||
| | affiliations = '''23.1:''' ] |
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''23.1:''' ]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}} | ||
| | founded = | | founded = | ||
| | airdate = {{start date and age|1964|9|10|p=y}} | | airdate = {{start date and age|1964|9|10|p=y}} | ||
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| | location = ] | | location = ] | ||
| | country = United States | | country = United States | ||
| | callsign_meaning = |
| callsign_meaning = Central Virginia Educational | ||
| | former_callsigns = | | former_callsigns = | ||
| | former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' |
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 23 (UHF, 1964–2009)|'''Digital:''' 42 (UHF, until 2020)}} | ||
| | owner = ] | | owner = ] | ||
| | licensee = | | licensee = | ||
| | sister_stations = |
| sister_stations = WCVW, ], ], ], ] | ||
| | former_affiliations = ] (1964–1970) | | former_affiliations = ] (1964–1970) | ||
| | erp = 310 kW | | erp = 310 kW | ||
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| | class = | | class = | ||
| | facility_id = 9987 | | facility_id = 9987 | ||
| | coordinates = |
| coordinates = {{coord|37|30|45.6|N|77|36|4.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} | ||
| | licensing_authority = ] | | licensing_authority = ] | ||
| | website = {{URL|https://vpm.org/}} |
| website = {{URL|https://vpm.org/}} | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{Infobox television station | {{Infobox television station | ||
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| | subchannels = | | subchannels = | ||
| | translators = | | translators = | ||
| | affiliations = |
| affiliations = PBS | ||
| | founded = | | founded = | ||
| | airdate = {{start date and age|1966|12|24|p=y}} | | airdate = {{start date and age|1966|12|24|p=y}} | ||
| | last_airdate = | | last_airdate = | ||
| | location = Richmond, Virginia | | location = Richmond, Virginia | ||
| | country = |
| country = | ||
| | callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of WCVE | | callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of WCVE | ||
| | former_callsigns = | | former_callsigns = | ||
| | former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' |
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 57 (UHF, 1966–2009)|'''Digital:''' 44 (UHF, until 2020)}} | ||
| | owner = |
| owner = | ||
| | licensee = | | licensee = | ||
| | sister_stations = |
| sister_stations = | ||
| | former_affiliations = |
| former_affiliations = NET (1966–1970) | ||
| | erp = 112 kW | | erp = 112 kW | ||
| | haat = {{convert|327.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | | haat = {{convert|327.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | ||
| | class = | | class = | ||
| | facility_id = 9989 | | facility_id = 9989 | ||
| | coordinates = |
| coordinates = {{coord|37|30|45.6|N|77|36|4.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} | ||
| | licensing_authority = FCC | | licensing_authority = FCC | ||
| | website = |
| website = | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{Infobox television station | {{Infobox television station | ||
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| | city = | | city = | ||
| | logo = | | logo = | ||
| | branding = |
| branding = VPM PBS | ||
| | digital = 26 (UHF) |
| digital = 26 (UHF), shared with ]<ref name="wnvccsa"></ref> | ||
| | virtual = 41 | | virtual = 41 | ||
| | subchannels = | | subchannels = | ||
| | translators = | | translators = | ||
| | affiliations = '''41.1:''' ] |
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''41.1:''' ]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}} | ||
| | founded = | | founded = | ||
| | airdate = {{start date and age|1989|5|19|p=y}} | | airdate = {{start date and age|1989|5|19|p=y}} | ||
| | last_airdate = | | last_airdate = | ||
| | location = ] | | location = ] | ||
| | country = |
| country = | ||
| | callsign_meaning = |
| callsign_meaning = Home of ] | ||
| | former_callsigns = | | former_callsigns = | ||
| | former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' |
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 41 (UHF, 1989–2009)|'''Digital:''' 46 (UHF, until 2020)}} | ||
| | owner = |
| owner = | ||
| | licensee = | | licensee = | ||
| | sister_stations = |
| sister_stations = | ||
| | former_affiliations = | | former_affiliations = | ||
| | erp = 300 kW | | erp = 300 kW | ||
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| | class = | | class = | ||
| | facility_id = 9990 | | facility_id = 9990 | ||
| | coordinates = |
| coordinates = {{coord|37|59|0|N|78|29|1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WHTJ}} | ||
| | licensing_authority = FCC | | licensing_authority = FCC | ||
| | website = |
| website = | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''WCVE-TV''' |
'''WCVE-TV''' (channel 23) is a ] member ] in ], United States. Owned by the ] (formerly known as the Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation), the station maintains studios and a transmitter at 23 ] in ], a suburb of Richmond. | ||
| '''WHTJ''' ( |
'''WHTJ''' (channel 41) in ] operates as a full-time ] of WCVE-TV; this station's transmitter is located atop Carters Mountain. WCVE-TV also operates a ] in Richmond, '''WCVW''' (channel 57), whose transmitter is co-located with WCVE-TV. | ||
| The three stations were collectively branded as the '''Community Idea Stations''' from 2001 until 2019, when Commonwealth Public Broadcasting rebranded its stations as '''VPM''' (short for |
The three stations were collectively branded as the '''Community Idea Stations''' from 2001 until 2019, when Commonwealth Public Broadcasting rebranded its stations as '''VPM''' (short for Virginia Public Media), with WCVE-TV and WHTJ becoming '''VPM PBS''' and WCVW becoming '''VPM Plus'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmond.com/entertainment/community-idea-stations-changing-its-name-to-vpm/article_10ee1895-841e-5464-8385-6d39b419773a.html|title=Community Idea Stations changing its name to VPM|last=Curran |first=Colleen|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en|access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The community-owned public broadcasting company was established in 1961 by Thomas Boushall (Chairman of the Richmond School Board and an officer of the Bank of Virginia) and a group of concerned citizens to employ television for educational purposes. The patron saints of public broadcasting in central Virginia were Boushall, E. Claiborne Robins |
The community-owned public broadcasting company was established in 1961 by Thomas Boushall (Chairman of the Richmond School Board and an officer of the Bank of Virginia) and a group of concerned citizens to employ television for educational purposes. The patron saints of public broadcasting in central Virginia were Boushall, E. Claiborne Robins Sr., Mary Ann Franklin, and ]. Mrs. Franklin first approached Boushall and Henry I. Willett, then Superintendent of ], with the idea of establishing an educational television station. Boushall and Franklin then recruited Spiller, who was hired in December 1963 and began working for them in January 1964. | ||
| WCVE-TV's sister station, WCVW-TV (channel 57) signed on in 1967. Richmond became the first community in Virginia to have dual stations, and only the eighth in the nation to do so, doubling the amount of instructional programming provided to schools in central Virginia. Over 40 years later, both WCVE-TV and WCVW are still in operation. | WCVE-TV's sister station, WCVW-TV (channel 57) signed on in 1967. Richmond became the first community in Virginia to have dual stations, and only the eighth in the nation to do so, doubling the amount of instructional programming provided to schools in central Virginia. Over 40 years later, both WCVE-TV and WCVW are still in operation. | ||
| In 1974, Commonwealth Public Broadcasting took over ]-TV, a ] public TV station on the verge of financial insolvency, in order to protect instructional television and educational services for schools in northern Virginia. In 1981, a second ] station, ]-TV, was established. |
In 1974, Commonwealth Public Broadcasting took over ]-TV, a ] public TV station on the verge of financial insolvency, in order to protect instructional television and educational services for schools in northern Virginia. In 1981, a second ] station, ]-TV, was established. These two stations provided international programming in English and several other languages tailored to the needs of the ] area's culturally diverse population. | ||
| In 1988, ] announced plans to give up its public radio license for ], which had assumed a fine music format from ]. To ensure public radio would remain in Richmond, ] radio went on the air as a National Public Radio (]) member station. The following year, the company established WHTJ in Charlottesville. Before WHTJ's sign-on, Charlottesville had no full-powered PBS station; only a repeater of ]'s ] served the area. | In 1988, ] announced plans to give up its public radio license for ], which had assumed a fine music format from ]. To ensure public radio would remain in Richmond, ] radio went on the air as a National Public Radio (]) member station. The following year, the company established WHTJ in Charlottesville. Before WHTJ's sign-on, Charlottesville had no full-powered PBS station; only a repeater of ]'s ] served the area. | ||
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| After signing off at midnight almost daily for over 40 years, WCVE-TV and WCVW became 24-hour stations most days of the week in the fall of 2006. Starting in early 2008, the stylized "i" logo became the station's secondary logo, and the stations adopted a family of similar primary logos displaying their call letters. | After signing off at midnight almost daily for over 40 years, WCVE-TV and WCVW became 24-hour stations most days of the week in the fall of 2006. Starting in early 2008, the stylized "i" logo became the station's secondary logo, and the stations adopted a family of similar primary logos displaying their call letters. | ||
| ==Programming== | |||
| ==Technical Information== | |||
| Like most public television stations, this trio broadcasts shows distributed by PBS and ], but they also create a range of local programs. WCVE-TV produces ''Virginia Currents'', a program profiling residents of the state, both typical and notable, which is aired by other PBS stations in Virginia such as ] and WVPT. WHTJ offers ''Charlottesville Inside-Out,'' hosted by musician ].<ref>{{cite news | |||
| ===Subchannels=== | |||
| | title = 'Inside-Out' fest: WHTJ celebrates local talk with Terri | |||
| The stations' digital signals are ]: | |||
| | url = http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/11/15/PHOTOPHILE-WHTJ-B.rtf.aspx | |||
| | work = ] | |||
| | location = Charlottesville | |||
| | date = November 15, 2007 | |||
| | access-date = February 25, 2008 | |||
| | author = Hook staff | |||
| }}</ref> All of the programs are produced at WCVE-TV's studios in Richmond. | |||
| National shows presented by WCVE-TV include ''Legacy List with Matt Paxton''.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Legacy List with Matt Paxton| access-date = August 1, 2020| url = https://www.mylegacylist.com}}</ref> | |||
| ====WCVE-TV==== | |||
| ==Technical information== | |||
| ===Subchannels=== | |||
| <section begin=wcvesubs /> | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| |+ Subchannels of WCVE-TV and WNVT<ref name="rewcve">{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WCVE#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WCVE|website=]|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="vpmsched">{{cite web |url=http://ideastations.org/tv/schedules |title = VPM TV Schedule {{!}} VPM}}</ref> | |||
| ! scope = "col" | License | |||
| ! scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! scope = "col" | Short name | |||
| ! scope = "col" | Programming | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! rowspan = "4" style="border-right: 4px solid #60B0FF;" | WCVE-TV | |||
| ! ] | |||
| ! scope = "row" | 23.1 | |||
| ! ] | |||
| | ] || rowspan=3|] || VPM || ] | |||
| ! ] | |||
| ! Short name | |||
| ! Programming<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ideastations.org/tv/schedules |title = VPM TV Schedule {{!}} VPM}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! scope = "row" | 23.2 | |||
| | 23.1 || ] || rowspan=5|] || VPM || Main WCVE-TV programming / ] | |||
| | rowspan=2|] || Create || ] | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! scope = "row" | 23.4 | |||
| | 23.2 || rowspan=3|] || Create || ] | |||
| | Kids || ] | |||
| |- style="background-color:#DFEBF6; border-top: 2px solid #003399;" | |||
| ! scope = "row" | 23.5 | |||
| | ] || 16:9 || VPMPlus || ] (WCVW) | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! rowspan = "row" scope = "row" style="border-right: 4px solid #0057AF;" | WNVT | |||
| | 23.3 || World || ] (]) | |||
| ! scope = "row" | 23.3 | |||
| |- | |||
| | |
| 480i || 16:9 || World || ] | ||
| |} | |} | ||
| {{legend|#DFEBF6|Broadcast on behalf of another station}} | |||
| <section end=wcvesubs /> | |||
| ====WCVW==== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| |+ Subchannel of WCVW-TV (ATSC 3.0)<ref name="rewcvw">{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WCVW#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WCVW|website=]|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> | |||
| ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Short name | |||
| ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Programming | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! scope = "row" | 57.1 | |||
| ! ] | |||
| | ] || ] || WCVW-HD || ] | |||
| ! ] | |||
| ! ] | |||
| ! Short name | |||
| ! Programming<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ideastations.org/tv/schedules |title = VPM TV Schedule {{!}} VPM}}</ref> | |||
| ! ATSC 1.0 host | |||
| |- | |||
| |23.5 || ] || ] ||VPMPlus || Main WCVW programming / ] || WCVE-TV | |||
| |} | |} | ||
| <section begin=whtjsubs /> | |||
| ====WHTJ==== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| |+ Subchannels of WHTJ and WNVC<ref name="rewhtj">{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WHTJ#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WHTJ|website=]|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}</ref> | |||
| ! scope = "col" | License | |||
| ! scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! scope = "col" | ] | |||
| ! scope = "col" | Short name | |||
| ! scope = "col" | Programming | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! rowspan = "4" style="border-right: 4px solid #60B0FF;" | WHTJ | |||
| ! ] | |||
| ! scope = "row" | 41.1 | |||
| ! ] | |||
| | rowspan=1|] || rowspan=5|] || VPM || ] | |||
| ! ] | |||
| ! Short name | |||
| ! Programming<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ideastations.org/tv/schedules |title = VPM TV Schedule {{!}} VPM}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| | 41.1 || rowspan=1|] || rowspan=5|] || VPM || Main WHTJ programming / ] | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | 41.2 |
! scope = "row" | 41.2 | ||
| | rowspan=1|] || VPMplus || Simulcast of WCVW | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! scope = "row" | 41.4 | |||
| | 41.3 || rowspan=3| ] ||World || ] (]) | |||
| | rowspan=3|] || Kids || ] | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! scope = "row" | 41.5 | |||
| | 41.4 || Kids || ] | |||
| | Create|| ] | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| ! rowspan = "row" scope = "row" style="border-right: 4px solid #0057AF;" | WNVC | |||
| | 41.5 || Create|| ] | |||
| ! scope = "row" | 41.3 | |||
| | World || ] | |||
| |} | |} | ||
| <section end=whtjsubs /> | |||
| ===Analog-to-digital conversion=== | ===Analog-to-digital conversion=== | ||
| WCVE-TV, WCVW and WHTJ shut down their analog signals on March 30, 2009:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date= |
WCVE-TV, WCVW and WHTJ shut down their analog signals on March 30, 2009:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| * WCVE-TV shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 23; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42 |
* WCVE-TV shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 23; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42, using ] 23. | ||
| * WCVW shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 57; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44, using virtual channel 57. | |||
| On April 7, 2022, WCVE-TV began hosting WCVW's 57.1 main channel, as a result of WCVW converting to the ] broadcast format. WCVE-TV uses its ] number 23 instead of WCVW's virtual channel number 57.<ref>https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff37f8fa68f017fb18928542336&id=25076ff37f8fa68f017fb18928542336&goBack=N</ref> | |||
| * |
* WHTJ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 41; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46, using virtual channel 41. | ||
| * WHTJ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 41; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 41. | |||
| ===WCVW ATSC 3.0 lighthouse=== | |||
| On March 4, 2022, it was announced that WCVW's RF signal will become one of two Richmond Market ] lighthouse stations on April 11. As required by FCC rules and conditions, WCVE-TV will host and simulcast WCVW's ] 1.0 feed to existing ATSC 1.0 receivers. The 2nd Richmond market ATSC 3.0 station will be ] which launches it's ATSC 3.0 signal on the same day. Both WCVW's and ]'s applications to convert to ] were granted on April, 7th 2022. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vpm.org/articles/30164/wcvw-upgrades-to-nextgen-tv|title = WCVW Upgrades to NEXTGEN TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91788f7a9b0178a24b32850922&id=25076f91788f7a9b0178a24b32850922&goBack=N|title = Licensing and Management System}}</ref> | |||
| ==Programming== | |||
| Like most public television stations, this trio broadcasts shows distributed by PBS and ], but they also create a range of local programs. WCVE-TV produces ''Virginia Currents'', a program profiling residents of the state, both typical and notable, which is aired by other PBS stations in Virginia such as ] and WVPT. WHTJ offers ''Charlottesville Inside-Out,'' hosted by musician ].<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | title = 'Inside-Out' fest: WHTJ celebrates local talk with Terri | |||
| | url = http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/11/15/PHOTOPHILE-WHTJ-B.rtf.aspx | |||
| | work = ] | |||
| | location = Charlottesville | |||
| | date = 2007-11-15 | |||
| | access-date = 2008-02-25 | |||
| | author = Hook staff | |||
| }}</ref> All of the programs are produced by WCVE-TV's studios in Richmond. | |||
| On April 7, 2022, WCVE-TV began hosting WCVW's 57.1 main channel, as a result of WCVW converting to the ] broadcast format. WCVE-TV uses its virtual channel number 23 instead of WCVW's virtual channel number 57.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff37f8fa68f017fb18928542336&id=25076ff37f8fa68f017fb18928542336&goBack=N|title = Licensing and Management System}}</ref> | |||
| National shows presented by WCVE-TV include ''Legacy List with Matt Paxton''.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Legacy List with Matt Paxton| access-date = 2020-08-01| url = https://www.mylegacylist.com}}</ref> | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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| == Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| *Fisher, Mark D. (2005) ''A Brief History of WFMV: Virginia's first stereophonic good music station'', ; Richmond, VA | *Fisher, Mark D. (2005) ''A Brief History of WFMV: Virginia's first stereophonic good music station'', {{dead link|date=December 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}; Richmond, VA | ||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
| *{{Official website|https://vpm.org/}} | *{{Official website|https://vpm.org/}} | ||
| *{{BIA|WCVE|TV|TV}} | |||
| *{{BIA|WCVW|TV|TV}} | |||
| *{{BIA|WHTJ|TV|TV}} | |||
| {{Richmond TV}} | {{Richmond TV}} | ||
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Wcve-Tv}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Wcve-Tv}} | ||
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PBS member station in Richmond, Virginia
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| Channels | |
| Branding | VPM PBS |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | VPM Media Corporation |
| Sister stations | WCVW, WNVT, WNVC, WVPT, WVPY, WCVE-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | September 10, 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-09-10) |
| Former channel number(s) |
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| Former affiliations | NET (1964–1970) |
| Call sign meaning | Central Virginia Educational |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9987 |
| ERP | 310 kW |
| HAAT | 327.3 m (1,074 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′45.6″N 77°36′4.8″W / 37.512667°N 77.601333°W / 37.512667; -77.601333 |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Website | vpm |
| ATSC 3.0 station | |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | VPM Plus |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| History | |
| First air date | December 24, 1966 (57 years ago) (1966-12-24) |
| Former channel number(s) |
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| Former affiliations | NET (1966–1970) |
| Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of WCVE |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9989 |
| ERP | 112 kW |
| HAAT | 327.3 m (1,074 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′45.6″N 77°36′4.8″W / 37.512667°N 77.601333°W / 37.512667; -77.601333 |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Satellite of WCVE-TV | |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | VPM PBS |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| History | |
| First air date | May 19, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-05-19) |
| Former channel number(s) |
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| Call sign meaning | Home of Thomas Jefferson |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9990 |
| ERP | 300 kW |
| HAAT | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°59′0″N 78°29′1″W / 37.98333°N 78.48361°W / 37.98333; -78.48361 (WHTJ) |
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WCVE-TV (channel 23) is a PBS member television station in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Owned by the VPM Media Corporation (formerly known as the Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation), the station maintains studios and a transmitter at 23 Sesame Street in Bon Air, a suburb of Richmond.
WHTJ (channel 41) in Charlottesville operates as a full-time satellite of WCVE-TV; this station's transmitter is located atop Carters Mountain. WCVE-TV also operates a sister station in Richmond, WCVW (channel 57), whose transmitter is co-located with WCVE-TV.
The three stations were collectively branded as the Community Idea Stations from 2001 until 2019, when Commonwealth Public Broadcasting rebranded its stations as VPM (short for Virginia Public Media), with WCVE-TV and WHTJ becoming VPM PBS and WCVW becoming VPM Plus.
History
The community-owned public broadcasting company was established in 1961 by Thomas Boushall (Chairman of the Richmond School Board and an officer of the Bank of Virginia) and a group of concerned citizens to employ television for educational purposes. The patron saints of public broadcasting in central Virginia were Boushall, E. Claiborne Robins Sr., Mary Ann Franklin, and Bill W. Spiller. Mrs. Franklin first approached Boushall and Henry I. Willett, then Superintendent of Richmond City Schools, with the idea of establishing an educational television station. Boushall and Franklin then recruited Spiller, who was hired in December 1963 and began working for them in January 1964.
WCVE-TV's sister station, WCVW-TV (channel 57) signed on in 1967. Richmond became the first community in Virginia to have dual stations, and only the eighth in the nation to do so, doubling the amount of instructional programming provided to schools in central Virginia. Over 40 years later, both WCVE-TV and WCVW are still in operation.
In 1974, Commonwealth Public Broadcasting took over WNVT-TV, a Fairfax public TV station on the verge of financial insolvency, in order to protect instructional television and educational services for schools in northern Virginia. In 1981, a second Northern Virginia station, WNVC-TV, was established. These two stations provided international programming in English and several other languages tailored to the needs of the Washington, D.C. area's culturally diverse population.
In 1988, Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education announced plans to give up its public radio license for WRFK, which had assumed a fine music format from WFMV. To ensure public radio would remain in Richmond, WCVE-FM radio went on the air as a National Public Radio (NPR) member station. The following year, the company established WHTJ in Charlottesville. Before WHTJ's sign-on, Charlottesville had no full-powered PBS station; only a repeater of Harrisonburg's WVPT served the area.
A 25,000-square-foot (2,323 m) TV and radio studio-office complex was added in 1991.
After signing off at midnight almost daily for over 40 years, WCVE-TV and WCVW became 24-hour stations most days of the week in the fall of 2006. Starting in early 2008, the stylized "i" logo became the station's secondary logo, and the stations adopted a family of similar primary logos displaying their call letters.
Programming
Like most public television stations, this trio broadcasts shows distributed by PBS and American Public Television, but they also create a range of local programs. WCVE-TV produces Virginia Currents, a program profiling residents of the state, both typical and notable, which is aired by other PBS stations in Virginia such as Blue Ridge PBS and WVPT. WHTJ offers Charlottesville Inside-Out, hosted by musician Terri Allard. All of the programs are produced at WCVE-TV's studios in Richmond.
National shows presented by WCVE-TV include Legacy List with Matt Paxton.
Technical information
Subchannels
| License | Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCVE-TV | 23.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | VPM | PBS |
| 23.2 | 480i | Create | Create | ||
| 23.4 | Kids | PBS Kids | |||
| 23.5 | 720p | 16:9 | VPMPlus | PBS (WCVW) | |
| WNVT | 23.3 | 480i | 16:9 | World | World Channel |
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WCVW-HD | PBS |
| License | Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHTJ | 41.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | VPM | PBS |
| 41.2 | 720p | VPMplus | Simulcast of WCVW | ||
| 41.4 | 480i | Kids | PBS Kids | ||
| 41.5 | Create | Create | |||
| WNVC | 41.3 | World | World Channel |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WCVE-TV, WCVW and WHTJ shut down their analog signals on March 30, 2009:
- WCVE-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 23; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42, using virtual channel 23.
- WCVW shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 57; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44, using virtual channel 57.
- WHTJ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 41; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46, using virtual channel 41.
On April 7, 2022, WCVE-TV began hosting WCVW's 57.1 main channel, as a result of WCVW converting to the ATSC 3.0 broadcast format. WCVE-TV uses its virtual channel number 23 instead of WCVW's virtual channel number 57.
See also
References
- WNVT channel sharing application ENG 02-15-2018
- "Facility Technical Data for WCVE-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Facility Technical Data for WCVW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- WNVC channel sharing application ENG 02-15-2018
- "Facility Technical Data for WHTJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- Curran, Colleen. "Community Idea Stations changing its name to VPM". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Hook staff (November 15, 2007). "'Inside-Out' fest: WHTJ celebrates local talk with Terri". The Hook. Charlottesville. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- "Legacy List with Matt Paxton". Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WCVE". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- "VPM TV Schedule | VPM".
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WCVW". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WHTJ". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- "Licensing and Management System".
Sources
- Fisher, Mark D. (2005) A Brief History of WFMV: Virginia's first stereophonic good music station, Richmond Radio Group on Yahoo; Richmond, VA
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