Plattsburgh, New York-Burlington-Montpelier, Vermont-Montreal, Quebec United States & Canada |
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Branding | Mountain Lake PBS |
Slogan | Inspire. Enrich. Engage. |
Channels |
Digital: 38 (UHF) (to move to 36 (UHF)) Virtual: 57 () |
Subchannels | 57.1 PBS 57.2 MHz WorldView 57.3 PBS Kids |
Translators | W25AT Tupper Lake W25BT-D Monkton, VT W46ED-D Willsboro W46IT-D Port Henry |
Affiliations | PBS |
Owner | Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council |
First air date | March 6, 1977 |
Call letters' meaning |
Clinton, Franklin and Essex Counties, New York (primary coverage area) |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 57 (UHF, 1977–2009) |
Transmitter power | 50 kW |
Height | 737 m (2,418 ft) |
Facility ID | 46755 |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°41′43″N 73°53′0″W / 44.69528°N 73.88333°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
Website | mountainlake.org |
WCFE-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States. It is known under an identity of Mountain Lake PBS. This name was adopted to reflect Plattsburgh's location between the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 38 (remapped to former analog channel 57 via PSIP) from a transmitter atop Lyon Mountain, between Plattsburgh and nearby Malone. WCFE-TV is seen in Northeastern New York, Eastern Ontario (including Cornwall and parts of Ottawa), most of Vermont, and Southern Quebec (including Montreal) on cable, and throughout most of Vermont, parts of New Hampshire and northern New York east of Massena on satellite.
On cable, WCFE-TV can be seen on Comcast Burlington channel 14 and Charter Plattsburgh channel 7. On Vidéotron, it can be seen on channel 24 in west Montreal, channel 40 in central and east Montreal, and channel 50 on Illico digital cable.