WITF-TV
PBS member station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WITF-TV (channel 33) is a PBS member television station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region (Harrisburg–Lancaster–Lebanon–York). It is owned by WITF, Inc., alongside the area's NPR member, WITF-FM (89.5). The two stations share studios at the WITF Public Media Center in Swatara Township (with a Harrisburg mailing address); WITF-TV's transmitter is located in Middle Paxton Township, next to the transmitter of CBS affiliate WHP-TV (channel 21). WITF's programming is relayed on low-power digital translator station W20EU-D (channel 20) in Chambersburg.
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City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Branding | WITF |
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Owner | WITF, Inc. |
WITF-FM | |
History | |
First air date | November 22, 1964 (59 years ago) (1964-11-22) |
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Call sign meaning | "It's Top Flight" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73083 |
ERP | 84 kW |
HAAT | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°20′43.6″N 76°52′7.6″W |
Translator(s) | W20EU-D Chambersburg |
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Website | www |
WITF-TV was established as the first public media outlet in the region in 1964 and was based in Hershey for its first 18 years of existence. It expanded into radio with WITF-FM in 1971 and moved to Harrisburg in 1982. The station's local initiatives include programs on topics of local interest as well as several collaborative ventures in statewide news and educational content.