Detroit Public Television
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Detroit, Michigan/Windsor, Ontario United States/Canada |
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| Branding | Detroit Public TV |
| Channels |
Digital: 43 (UHF) (to move to 20 (UHF)) Virtual: 56 () |
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| Owner | Detroit Educational Television Foundation |
| First air date | October 3, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | TeleVision for Southeast Michigan |
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| Former affiliations | NET (October 3, 1955–October 4, 1970) |
| Transmitter power | 600 kW 345 kW (CP) |
| Height | 318 m (1,043 ft) 323 m (1,060 ft) (CP) |
| Facility ID | 16817 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′52″N 83°10′23″W / 42.44778°N 83.17306°WCoordinates: 42°26′52″N 83°10′23″W / 42.44778°N 83.17306°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.dptv.org |
WTVS, virtual channel 56 (UHF digital channel 43), is a PBS member television station licensed to Detroit, Michigan, United States. Owned by the Detroit Educational Television Foundation, WTVS maintains studio facilities and offices located at the Riley Broadcast Center and HD Studios in Wixom, with a satellite studio located at the Maccabees Building in Midtown Detroit; its transmitter is located at 8 Mile and Meyers Road in Oak Park (operating on the same tower as MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYD, channel 20, and CBS owned-and-operated station WWJ-TV, channel 62).
The station partners with Detroit Public Schools in the management of classical and jazz music station WRCJ-FM (90.9). WTVS is also one of only three Detroit stations that mention Windsor and London, Ontario, Canada as part of its primary service area (alongside WDIV-TV and WMYD).
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