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Encyclopedia > WPTO
WPTD
ThinkTV 16 logo
Dayton, Ohio
Slogan Imagine. Discover. Experience.
Branding ThinkTV 16
Analog channel 16 (UHF)
Digital channel 58 (UHF)
Affiliations PBS
Owner ThinkTV Network
Founded 1972
Callsign meaning Public Television in Dayton
Former affiliations
Effective Radiated Power {{{effective_radiated_power}}}
Website thinktv.org

WPTD (ThinkTV 16) is the PBS member station serving Dayton, Ohio. It broadcasts in analog on channel 16 and digitally on channel 58, and is relayed by W17AA in Celina, Ohio and W63AH in Maplewood, Ohio. [1] It is currently operated by the ThinkTV Network, which also operates WPTD's sister station, WPTO in Oxford, which reaches Cincinnati. Downtown Dayton, Ohio, as seen from across the Great Miami River Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. ... Look up Slogan on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... BRANDING refers to either the imprinting of brand marks on live skin, see Livestock branding and Branding persons a marketing technique, see Brand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An analog or analogue signal is any continuously variable signal. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... A digital signal is a signal that is both discrete and quantized. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Foundation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... In broadcasting and radio communication, a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... Erp is in Norse mythology one of Gudrun and Jonakrs sons Erp (Netherlands) is a village and former municipality in the Netherlands which, since 1994 merged with the town of Veghel, can be found in the province of Noord-Brabant. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Downtown Dayton, Ohio, as seen from across the Great Miami River Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. ... Celina is a city located in Mercer County, Ohio. ... Oxford is a city located in southwestern Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ...


History

WPTD began in 1972 as WOET-TV. Prior to that, Channel 16 was occupied by a commercial station, WKET. Its sister station, WPTO, began in 1959 as WMUB, which was operated by Miami University. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miami University, founded in 1809, is the second oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains. ...


The stations joined forces in 1975 under the banner of University Regional Broadcasting, a consortium of Miami, Wright State and Central State universities. WMUB was the primary station for a year until 1976, when WOET became the primary station. In 1977, the stations were transferred to the community-owned Greater Dayton Public Television and received their current calls. They became known as the ThinkTV Network in 1998. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Wright State University is a public university in Ohio. ... Central State University is a historically black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


Digital television

WPTD's digital channel is multiplexed: In telecommunications, multiplexing (MUXing) is the combining of two or more information channels onto a common transmission medium using hardware called a multiplexer or (MUX). ...

Digital channels
Channel Name Programming
16.2 ThinkTV 16 Regular programming
16.3 ThinkTV Again Repeat broadcasts of primetime shows
16.4 ThinkTV Kids PBS Kids
16.5 ThinkTV Ohio Ohio-specific programming
16.6 ThinkTV HD High-definition programming

PBS Kids Channel logo boy. PBS Kids, also known as PBS Kids Channel is an American television network, which features a set of TV shows produced by PBS, targeted at children aged 3-10 years. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ...

External links

  • ThinkTV
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for WPTD
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for W17AA
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for W63AH


Broadcast television in the Dayton market

WDTN 2 (NBC) - WHIO 7 (CBS) - WPTD 16 (PBS) - WKEF 22 (ABC) - WBDT 26 (i/The WB) - WRGT 45 (Fox) Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air or OTA) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves transmitted through open space. ... Downtown Dayton, Ohio, as seen from across the Great Miami River Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. ... WDTN (channel 2) is a television station in Dayton, Ohio, affiliated with the NBC network since August 30, 2004. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... WHIO-TV is a television station in Dayton, OH. Affiliated with the CBS Television Network, it was started on channel 13 in 1949 and moved to channel 7 in 1952. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WKEF is a broadcast television station in Dayton, Ohio, affiliated with the ABC network. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... WBDT-TV is the WB licensed to Springfield, Ohio but serves the Dayton, Ohio market. ... i: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name Pax. ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... WRGT is a broadcast television station in Dayton, Ohio, affiliated with the Fox network. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...


Broadcast television in the Cincinnati market

WLWT 5 (NBC) - WCPO 9 (ABC) - WKRC 12 (CBS) - WPTO 14 (PBS) - WXIX 19 (Fox) - WOTH 25 (UATV/A1) - WBQC 38 (UPN) - WKOI 43 (TBN) - WCET 48 (PBS) - WCVN 54 (PBS) - WSTR 64 (The WB) Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air or OTA) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves transmitted through open space. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... WLWT-TV is the NBC television affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, broadcasting its analog signal on VHF channel 5 from a transmitter located in Cincinnati. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... WCPO-TV is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with the ABC network. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... WKRC is a set of radio and television stations based in Cincinnati, Ohio, owned by Clear Channel Communications. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WXIX-TV ,FOX19, is the FOX affiliate serving Cincinnati, Ohio, and is licensed to Newport, KY. It broadcasts its analog signal on channel 19, and its digital signal on channel 29. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Urban America Television is a minor over-the-air television broadcast network in the United States. ... America One is a minor over-the-air television network in the United States. ... WBQC-CA (UPN38) is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with the UPN and i (formerly PAX) networks. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... WKOI is a member of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the worlds largest Christian television network, with a larger U.S. viewership than its three main competitor networks combined. ... WCET-TV (CET) is the PBS station serving Cincinnati, Ohio. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... The Kentucky Educational Television network came on the air in September 1968 as Kentuckys statewide public broadcasting network with 32 transmitters (16 analog, 16 digital) and three translators delivering the PBS national schedule. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... WSTR (WB64) is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with The WB network. ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ...


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