WPTD

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WPTD / WPTO
WPTD: Dayton, Ohio WPTO: Oxford, Ohio
Branding	ThinkTV 16 ThinkTV 14
Slogan	Imagine. Discover. Experience.
Channels	WPTD: 16 (UHF) WPTO: 14 (UHF) analog, WPTD: 58 (UHF) WPTO: 28 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Greater Dayton Public Television
Founded	WPTD: 1972 WPTO: 1959
Call letters meaning	W Public Television Dayton W Public Television Oxford
Former affiliations	WPTO: NET (1959-1970)
Website	thinktv.org

WPTD (Think^TV 16) is the PBS member station serving Dayton, Ohio. It broadcasts in analog on channel 16 and digitally on channel 58, and is relayed by W17AA in Celina, Ohio and W63AH in Maplewood, Ohio. It is currently operated by Greater Dayton Public Television., which also operates WPTD's sister station, WPTO (Think^TV 14) in Oxford. Both channels reach Cincinnati to some extent and are available on Time Warner Cable in Dayton, though some systems may offer only one channel or the other, depending on where they are in southwestern Ohio.

Contents 1 History 2 Channel descriptions 2.1 ThinkTV16 2.2 ThinkTV14 3 Multiplexing 3.1 WPTD-DT 3.2 WPTO-DT 4 External links

[edit] History

WPTD began in 1972 as WOET-TV operated by the Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network Commission (OEB). Prior to that, Channel 16 was occupied by an independent commercial station, WKTR-TV owned by Kitty Hawk Television Corporation licensed to Kettering, Ohio when it first signed on in April of 1967 before it abruptly went silent in 1970. It returned to the air briefly in 1971 but went dark again that same year. WPTD's sister station, WPTO, began in 1959 as WMUB-TV, which was operated by Miami University.

The stations joined forces in 1975 under the banner of University Regional Broadcasting, a consortium of Miami, Wright State and Central State universities. WMUB-TV was the primary station for a year until 1976, when WOET became the primary station. In 1977, the stations were transferred to the community-owned Greater Dayton Public Television and received their current calls. The corporate name became the Think^TV Network in 1998, though the legal name remained Greater Dayton Public Television.

[edit] Channel descriptions

[edit] ThinkTV16

• ThinkTV16/WPTD offers a diverse schedule of non-commercial public and educational programming to the Miami Valley and southwestern Ohio on channel 16.
• ThinkTV16 A simulcast of the ThinkTV16/WPTD program schedule. Available on digital channel 16.1 and Time Warner 717.
• ThinkTV16 Again Repeat broadcasts of ThinkTV16’s prime time schedule. Available on digital channel 16.2 and Time Warner 718.
• ThinkTV16 Create A line-up of popular public television lifestyle and how-to programming including cooking, renovating, painting, crafts, travel and gardening series. Available on digital channel 16.3 and Time Warner 719, airing from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• ThinkTV16 Ohio Educational, cultural and public affairs programming about the Buckeye state. Available on digital channel 16.4 and Time Warner 720, airing from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• ThinkTV16 HD High Definition and wide screen programs. Available on digital channel 16.5 and Time Warner 716, airing from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

[edit] ThinkTV14

• ThinkTV14/WPTO offers a diverse schedule of non-commercial public and educational programming to the Miami Valley and southwestern Ohio on channel 14.
• ThinkTV14 Simulcast of ThinkTV14/WPTO. Available on digital channel 14.1 and Time Warner 711.
• ThinkTV14 Prime Repeat broadcasts of ThinkTV14’s prime time schedule. Available on digital channel 14.2 and Time Warner 712.
• ThinkTV14 Learn 6:00am-10:00pm Enjoy kids’ favorite programs, including Arthur, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Jakers and much more. And, from 10:00pm-6:00am life-long learning continues with a schedule of selected professional development, college telecourse and public affairs programming. Available on digital channel 14.3 and Time Warner 713.
• ThinkTV14 World Timely international news and public affairs programming. Available on digital channel 14.4 and Time Warner 715, airing 24 hours on Monday to Friday and 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• ThinkTV14 HD High Definition and wide screen programs. Available on digital channel 14.5 and Time Warner 714, airing 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

[edit] Multiplexing

The digital signals of WPTD and WPTO are both multiplexed:

[edit] WPTD-DT

Digital channels

	Channel	Name	Programming
	16.1 / 58.1	ThinkTV 16	Regular WPTD programming
	16.2 / 58.2	ThinkTV Again	Repeat broadcasts of WPTD primetime shows
	16.3 / 58.3	ThinkTV Create	Create
	16.4 / 58.4	ThinkTV Ohio	Ohio-specific programming, including The Ohio Channel
	16.5 / 58.5	ThinkTV 16 HD	High-definition programming

[edit] WPTO-DT

Digital channels

	Channel	Name	Programming
	14.1 / 28.1	ThinkTV 14	Regular WPTO programming
	14.2 / 28.2	ThinkTV Prime	Repeat broadcasts of WPTO primetime shows
	14.3 / 28.3	ThinkTV Learn	PBS Kids programming and college telecourses
	14.4 / 28.4	ThinkTV World	World news and international programming
	14.5 / 28.5	ThinkTV 14 HD	High-definition programming

[edit] External links

• Think^TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WPTD
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WPTO
• Query the FCC's TV station database for W17AA
• Query the FCC's TV station database for W63AH

Broadcast television in the Dayton market  (Nielsen DMA #59)
WDTN 2 (NBC) - WHIO 7 (CBS) - WPTO 14 (PBS) - WPTD 16 (PBS) - WKEF 22 (ABC) (The Tube on DT2) - WBDT 26 (The CW) - WRCX-LP 40 (BFC) - WKOI 43 (TBN) - WRGT 45 (Fox) (MNTV on DT2) - WWRD-LP 55 (HSN) - W66AQ 66 (MNTV)
Local cable television channels
Miami Valley Channel (service ends late 2006)
See also: Broadcast television in the Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, and Lima markets

PBS Member Stations in the state of Ohio
WPTD 16 / WPTO 14 (Dayton / Oxford) - WOUB 20 / WOUC 44 (Athens / Cambridge) - WVIZ 25 (Cleveland) - WBGU 27 (Bowling Green) - WGTE 30 (Toledo) - WOSU 34 / WPBO 42 (Columbus / Portsmouth) - WNEO 45 / WEAO 49 (Youngstown / Akron) - WCET 48 (Cincinnati)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, MyNetworkTV, CW and Other stations in Ohio