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WUSF-TV began broadcasting on September 11, 1966. It broadcast for five hours a day on weekdays only, with a mix of reruns of older commercial shows, USF courses, two children's programs, and several local programs. [12] Initially, WUSF-TV had no network programming, as WEDU was the local station for National Educational Television.
WUSF may refer to: WUSF (FM) , a radio station (89.7 FM) licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States and owned by the University of Florida WEDQ , a television station (channel 16 analog/34 digital) licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States, which held the call sign WUSF-TV from 1966 to 2017
WUSF signed on the air in September 1963; 61 years ago (). [2] That was seven years after USF's founding in 1956. It joined NPR in 1976. It was the first public radio station in the country-—and the first station of any kind in Florida-—to broadcast using HD radio technology.
WUSF-TV's license was transferred to Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting; [102] the transfer was completed on January 24, 2018. [103] With the shutdown on October 15, WEDU picked up the PBS Kids and Create subchannels previously carried by WUSF-TV as well as programs formerly on channel 16's lineup.
In 2000, Le Mignot became an early morning news anchor at WBBM-TV, a role she held until 2001, when she returned to dayside general assignment reporting duties. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In February 2002, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Le Mignot's contract would not be renewed by WBBM-TV , and she briefly left the station. [ 10 ]
Today, WUSF Public Media offers local and national news coverage, educational programming, and jazz and classical music through WUSF 89.7, WSMR 89.1, WEDQ, IntellisMedia, and WUSF New Media. [ 163 ] The student-run radio station at USF, now known as Bulls Radio , first went on the air in 1988. [ 165 ]
This is a list of member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service, a network of non-commercial educational television stations in the United States.The list is arranged alphabetically by state and based on the station's city of license and followed in parentheses by the designated market area when different from the city of license.
After several weeks, full-power service resumed. [9] [10] WSMR's main studios in Sarasota were completed in early 2011. The studio is used for broadcasting, as well as live and recorded local performances. [11] The station is dedicated to presenting classical music in recorded and live performances and markets itself as Florida's Classical Station.