WXEL-TV

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WXEL-TV
West Palm Beach, Florida
Branding	WXEL
Channels	Analog: 42 (UHF) Digital: 27 (UHF)
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Barry University (sale pending) (Barry Telecommunications, Inc.)
First air date	July 8, 1982
Call letters’ meaning	EXcELlence
Sister station(s)	WXEL (FM)
Former callsigns	WHRS-TV (1982-1985)
Transmitter Power	2140 kW (analog) 400 kW (digital)
Height	440 m (both)
Facility ID	61084
Transmitter Coordinates	26°34′30.9″N, 80°14′31″W
Website	www.wxel.org

WXEL-TV is the PBS member station in the Palm Beach market, licensed to West Palm Beach. WXEL is owned by Barry University, a Catholic university based in Miami; despite the Catholic-based ownership, WXEL shows no religious programming (other than documentaries provided by PBS). In addition, Barry also owns public radio station WXEL (FM) 90.7.

WXEL is one of at least two PBS members owned and operated by a Catholic-related organisation (WLAE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana is the other), and one of at least three run by a religious organisation in general (counting Provo, Utah's KBYU-TV).

In early 2007, Barry University announced a pending purchase of WXEL-FM and WXEL-TV by a group consisting of Educational Broadcasting Corporation (owners of New York City's WNET and WLIW) and the Community Broadcast Foundation of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, a local volunteer organization. The purchase agreement was terminated in May, 2008. [1]

The WXEL call sign was previously used on channel 8 in Cleveland, Ohio, on what is now WJW.

[edit] Digital television

WXEL's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Programming
42.1	PBS HD
42.2	WXEL Create (6AM to 7PM only)
42.3	Florida Knowledge Network (Weekdays 6AM to 6PM only) The Florida Channel (weekdays 6PM to 7PM, weekends 6AM to 7PM)

[edit] External links

• WXEL website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WXEL
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WXEL-TV

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