WPBS-TV

WPBS-TV and WNPI-DT
Channels for WPBS-TV
Channels for WNPI-DT
BrandingWPBS PBS
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerSt. Lawrence Valley Educational TV Council, Inc.
History
First air date
  • WPBS-TV: August 20, 1971 (1971-08-20)
  • WNPI-DT: September 5, 1971 (1971-09-05)
Former call signs
  • WPBS-TV:
    • WNPE-TV (1971–1998)
    • WPBS-DT (2009–2020)
  • WNPI-DT: WNPI-TV (1971−2009)
Former channel numbers
  • WPBS-TV:
    • Analog: 16 (UHF, 1971–2009)
    • Digital: 41 (UHF, 2005–2019)
  • WNPI-DT: Analog: 18 (UHF, 1971–2009)
Call sign meaning
  • WPBS-TV: Public Broadcasting Service
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • WPBS-TV: 62136
  • WNPI-DT: 62137
ERP
  • WPBS-TV: 98 kW
  • WNPI-DT: 40 kW
HAAT
  • WPBS-TV: 373.3 m (1,225 ft)
  • WNPI-DT: 241.63 m (793 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wpbstv.org

WPBS-TV (channel 16) and WNPI-DT (channel 18) are PBS member television stations licensed respectively to Watertown and Norwood, New York, United States. Owned by the St. Lawrence Valley Educational TV Council, the stations maintain studios on Arsenal Street in Watertown. WPBS-TV's transmitter is located on St. Lawrence County Route 194 in Denmark, New York, while WNPI's tower is in South Colton.

WNPI operates as a full-time satellite of WPBS; its existence is only acknowledged in station identifications. Aside from the transmitter, WNPI does not maintain any physical presence locally in Norwood.

The two stations service most of northeastern New York as well as Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario, Canada; their slogan "Your Two-Nation Station" reflects this Canadian audience.