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WPVD-TV

WPVD-TV (channel 36) is a PBS member television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, serving the entire state as well as Southeastern Massachusetts. It is the television outlet of Ocean State Media, Rhode Island's community-owned public broadcaster, which also owns WPVD-FM (103.7). The stations share studios on Park Lane in Providence…

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Owner
Ocean State Media · (Ocean State Media Group)
Affiliations
36.1: PBS
Branding
Ocean State Media
Call sign meaning
Taken from WPVD radio, Providence
Channels
Digital: 2 (VHF), shared with WRIW-CD · Virtual: 36
ERP
13.6 kW

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WPVD-TV

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples31
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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WPVD-TV

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related to Subchannels · 6
WPVD-TV → In, Massachusetts, Pine Street, Rehoboth, The, WRIW-CD
Sister stations · 5
WPVD-TV → WNPE, WNPH, WNPN, WPVD, WPVD-FM
Channels · 2
WPVD-TV → Digital: 2 (VHF), shared with WRIW-CD, Virtual: 36
Former channel numbers · 2
WPVD-TV → Analog: 36 (UHF, 1967–2009), Digital: 21 (UHF, 2005–2019)
Owner · 2
WPVD-TV → (Ocean State Media Group), Ocean State Media
Public license information · 2
WPVD-TV → LMS, Public file
Affiliations · 1
WPVD-TV → 36.1: PBS
Branding · 1
WPVD-TV → Ocean State Media
Call sign meaning · 1
WPVD-TV → Taken from WPVD radio, Providence
ERP · 1
WPVD-TV → 13.6 kW

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WPVD-TVAffiliations36.1: PBS1.00infobox
WPVD-TVBrandingOcean State Media1.00infobox
WPVD-TVCall sign meaningTaken from WPVD radio, Providence1.00infobox
WPVD-TVChannelsDigital: 2 (VHF), shared with WRIW-CD1.00infobox
WPVD-TVChannelsVirtual: 361.00infobox
WPVD-TVERP13.6 kW1.00infobox
WPVD-TVFacility ID560921.00infobox
WPVD-TVFirst air dateJune 5, 1967 (1967-06-05)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVFormer affiliationsNET (1967–1970)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVFormer call signsWSBE-TV (1967–2026)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 36 (UHF, 1967–2009)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 21 (UHF, 2005–2019)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVHAAT273.4 m (897 ft)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WPVD-TVOwnerOcean State Media1.00infobox
WPVD-TVOwner(Ocean State Media Group)1.00infobox
WPVD-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WPVD-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WPVD-TVSister stationsWNPE1.00infobox
WPVD-TVSister stationsWNPH1.00infobox
WPVD-TVSister stationsWNPN1.00infobox
WPVD-TVSister stationsWPVD1.00infobox
WPVD-TVSister stationsWPVD-FM1.00infobox
WPVD-TVTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WPVD-TVWebsitewww.oceanstatemedia.org1.00infobox

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