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| WPTD: Dayton, Ohio WPTO: Oxford, Ohio |
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| Branding | ThinkTV 16 ThinkTV 14 |
| Slogan | Imagine. Discover. Experience. |
| Channels | Analog: WPTD: 16 (UHF) WPTO: 14 (UHF) Digital: WPTD: 58 (UHF) WPTO: 28 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Greater Dayton Public Television |
| Founded | WPTD: 1972 WPTO: 1959 |
| Call letters meaning | W Public Television Dayton W Public Television Oxford |
| Former affiliations | WPTO: NET (1959-1970) |
| Website | thinktv.org |
WPTD (ThinkTV 16) is a television station in Dayton, Ohio affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service. 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. The station is currently operated by Greater Dayton Public Television, a non-profit community group. WPTD has a sister station, WPTO (ThinkTV 14) in Oxford. Oxford is in the Cincinnati market, and both stations cover Cincinnati to some extent. Both stations are available on Time Warner Cable throughout southwestern Ohio, though some systems may offer only one channel or the other, depending on their location.
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History
WPTD began in 1972 as WOET-TV, operated by the Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network Commission (OEB). Prior to that, channel 16 was occupied by an independent commercial station, WKTR-TV. That station was owned by Kitty Hawk Television Corporation and licensed to Kettering when it began broadcasting in April 1967. It went dark in 1970, but returned to the air briefly in 1971 before giving up its license to the Federal Communications Commission, which reallocated the frequency as non-commercial. WPTD's sister station, WPTO, began in 1959 as WMUB-TV, which was operated by Miami University. The stations joined forces in 1975 under the banner of University Regional Broadcasting, a consortium of Miami, Wright State and Central State universities. WMUB-TV was the primary station for a year until 1976, when WOET became the primary station. In 1977, the stations were transferred to a new community organization, Greater Dayton Public Television, and received their current callsigns. The stations rebranded themselves as the ThinkTV Network in 1998, though the legal name remained Greater Dayton Public Television.
Channel descriptions
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ThinkTV16
- ThinkTV16/WPTD offers a diverse schedule of non-commercial public and educational programming to the Miami Valley and southwestern Ohio on channel 16.
- ThinkTV16 A simulcast of the ThinkTV16/WPTD program schedule. Available on digital channel 16.2 and Time Warner 717.
- ThinkTV16 Again Repeat broadcasts of ThinkTV16’s prime time schedule. Available on digital channel 16.3 and Time Warner 718.
- ThinkTV16 Create A line-up of popular public television lifestyle and how-to programming including cooking, renovating, painting, crafts, travel and gardening series. Available on digital channel 16.4 and Time Warner 719, airing from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- ThinkTV16 Ohio Educational, cultural and public affairs programming about the Buckeye state. Available on digital channel 16.5 and Time Warner 720, airing from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- ThinkTV16 HD High Definition and wide screen programs. Available on digital channel 16.6 and Time Warner 716, airing from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
ThinkTV14
- ThinkTV14/WPTO offers a diverse schedule of non-commercial public and educational programming to the Miami Valley and southwestern Ohio on channel 14.
- ThinkTV14 Simulcast of ThinkTV14/WPTO. Available on digital channel 14.2 and Time Warner 711.
- ThinkTV14 Prime Repeat broadcasts of ThinkTV14’s prime time schedule. Available on digital channel 14.3 and Time Warner 712.
- ThinkTV14 Learn 6:00am-10:00pm Enjoy kids’ favorite programs, including Arthur, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Jakers and much more. And, from 10:00pm-6:00am life-long learning continues with a schedule of selected professional development, college telecourse and public affairs programming. Available on digital channel 14.4 and Time Warner 713.
- ThinkTV14 World Timely international news and public affairs programming. Available on digital channel 14.5 and Time Warner 715, airing 24 hours on Monday to Friday and 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
- ThinkTV14 HD High Definition and wide screen programs. Available on digital channel 14.6 and Time Warner 714, airing 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Digital television
The digital signals of WPTD and WPTO are both multiplexed:
WPTD-DT
| Channel | Name | Programming | |
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| 16.2 / 58.2 | ThinkTV 16 | Regular WPTD programming | |
| 16.3 / 58.3 | ThinkTV Again | Repeat broadcasts of WPTD primetime shows | |
| 16.4 / 58.4 | ThinkTV Create | Create | |
| 16.5 / 58.5 | ThinkTV Ohio | Ohio-specific programming, including The Ohio Channel | |
| 16.6 / 58.6 | ThinkTV 16 HD | High-definition programming |
WPTO-DT
| Channel | Name | Programming | |
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| 14.2 / 28.2 | ThinkTV 14 | Regular WPTO programming | |
| 14.3 / 28.3 | ThinkTV Prime | Repeat broadcasts of WPTO primetime shows | |
| 14.4 / 28.4 | ThinkTV Learn | PBS Kids programming and college telecourses | |
| 14.5 / 28.5 | ThinkTV World | World news and international programming | |
| 14.6 / 28.6 | ThinkTV 14 HD | High-definition programming |
External links
- ThinkTV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WPTD
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WPTO
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W17AA
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W63AH
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| See also: Broadcast television in the Indianapolis, Columbus, , Fort Wayne, and Lima markets |
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WPTD 16 / WPTO 14 () - WOUB 20 / WOUC 44 (Athens / Cambridge) - WVIZ 25 (Cleveland) - WBGU 27 (Bowling Green) - WGTE 30 (Toledo) - WOSU 34 / WPBO 42 (Columbus / Portsmouth) - WNEO 45 / WEAO 49 (Youngstown / Akron) - WCET 48 () |
| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, MyNetworkTV, and Other stations in Ohio |
