WPTD

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WPTD / WPTO
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WPTD: Dayton, Ohio
WPTO: Oxford, Ohio
Branding ThinkTV 16
ThinkTV 14
Slogan Imagine. Discover. Experience.
Channels Analog:
WPTD: 16 (UHF)
WPTO: 14 (UHF)

Digital:
WPTD: 58 (UHF)
WPTO: 28 (UHF)
Affiliations PBS
Owner Greater Dayton Public Television, Inc.
First air date WPTD: March 8, 1972
WPTO: October 14, 1959
Call letters’ meaning WPTD:
Public
Television
Dayton
WPTO:
Public
Television
Oxford
Former callsigns WPTD:
WOET-TV (1972-1977)
WPTO:
WMUB-TV (1959-1977)
Former affiliations WPTD: none
WPTO:
NET (1959-1970)
Transmitter Power WPTD: 290 kW (digital)
WPTO: 400 kW (digital)
Height WPTD:
350 m (analog)
320 m (digital)
WPTO:
91 m (analog)
268.4 m (digital)
Facility ID WPTD: 25067
WPTO: 25065
Transmitter Coordinates WPTD:
39°43′16.3″N, 84°14′59.9″W
WPTO:
39°30′22.2″N, 84°44′11.9″W (analog)
39°7′19.2″N, 84°32′51.8″W (digital)
Website www.thinktv.org

WPTD is a television station in Dayton, Ohio that is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service. 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. The station is currently operated by Greater Dayton Public Television, a non-profit community group.

WPTD has a sister station, WPTO in Oxford. Oxford is in the Cincinnati market, and both stations cover Cincinnati to some extent. Both stations are available on Time Warner Cable throughout southwestern Ohio, though some systems may offer only one channel or the other, depending on their location.

The two stations are known on-air as the ThinkTV Network. WPTD brands as ThinkTV16, while WPTO brands as ThinkTV14

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[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. That station was owned by Kitty Hawk Television Corporation and licensed to Kettering when it began broadcasting in April 1967. It went dark in 1970, but returned to the air briefly in 1971 before giving up its license to the Federal Communications Commission, which reallocated the frequency as non-commercial. 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 a new community organization, Greater Dayton Public Television, and received their current callsigns. The stations rebranded themselves as the ThinkTV Network in 1998, though the legal name remained Greater Dayton Public Television.

[edit] Channel descriptions

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[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 16.2 and Time Warner 717.
  • ThinkTV16 Again Repeat broadcasts of ThinkTV16’s prime time schedule. Available on digital channel 16.3 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 16.4 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 16.5 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 16.6 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 14.2 and Time Warner 711.
  • ThinkTV14 Prime Repeat broadcasts of ThinkTV14’s prime time schedule. Available on digital channel 14.3 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 14.4 and Time Warner 713.
  • ThinkTV14 World Timely international news and public affairs programming. Available on digital channel 14.5 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 14.6 and Time Warner 714, airing 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

[edit] Digital television

The digital signals of WPTD and WPTO are both multiplexed:

[edit] WPTD-DT

Digital channels
Channel Name Programming
16.2 ThinkTV 16 Regular WPTD programming
16.3 ThinkTV Again Repeat broadcasts of WPTD primetime shows
16.4 ThinkTV Create Create
16.5 ThinkTV Ohio Ohio-specific programming, including The Ohio Channel
16.6 ThinkTV 16 HD High-definition programming

[edit] WPTO-DT

Digital channels
Channel Name Programming
14.2 ThinkTV 14 Regular WPTO programming
14.3 ThinkTV Prime Repeat broadcasts of WPTO primetime shows
14.4 ThinkTV Learn PBS Kids programming and college telecourses
14.5 ThinkTV World World news and international programming
14.6 ThinkTV 14 HD High-definition programming

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Dayton market  (Nielsen DMA #62)

WDTN 2 (NBC) - WHIO 7 (CBS) (Accuweather on DT2) - WPTO 14 (PBS) - WPTD 16 (PBS) - WKEF 22 (ABC) - WBDT 26 (The CW) - WRCX-LP 40 (ION) - WKOI 43 (TBN) - WRGT 45 (Fox) (MNTV on DT2) - WWRD-LP 55 (HSN) - W66AQ 66 (MNTV)

Defunct cable television channels
Miami Valley Channel / UPN 17 (UPN/i)
See also: Broadcast television in the Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, and Lima markets
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Broadcast television in the Cincinnati market  (Nielsen DMA #33)

WLWT 5 (NBC) - WCPO 9 (ABC) - WKRC 12 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WPTO 14 (PBS) - WPTD 16 (PBS) - W17AY 17 (TBN) - WXIX 19 (Fox) - WOTH 25 (A1) - WBQC 38 (Ind) - WKOI 43 (TBN) - WCET 48 (PBS) - WKON 52 / WCVN 54 (PBS/KET) - WSTR 64 (MNTV)

Local cable television stations
WCM - FSN Ohio - ONN
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PBS Member Stations in the state of Ohio
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, MyNetworkTV, CW and Other stations in Ohio