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WPVD-TV: History & Measurement

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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WPVD-TV topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around WPVD-TV.

Related topics
59
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
63
Extracted relationships
31
Concept neighborhoods
26
Bridge connections
63

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 43 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Subchannels · 2 topics
Local programming · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Local programming

Subchannels

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How WPVD-TV connects Entity context

The extracted context around WPVD-TV shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, WPVD-TV → In, Massachusetts, Pine Street, Rehoboth, The, WRIW-CD Another extracted example is WPVD-TV → WNPE, WNPH, WNPN, WPVD, WPVD-FM. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

WPVD-TV

Top relations

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

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

rhode island station state channel wsbe-tv public television pbs board new education funding farmer 36 providence general time educational broadcasting

WPVD-TV relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 31 structured relationships around WPVD-TV. Examples in this analysis include WPVD-TV → Affiliations → 36.1: PBS and WPVD-TV → Branding → Ocean State Media. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around WPVD-TV bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Island, Rhode and Public. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • pbs
    • Island
    • Rhode
    • Public
    • Authority
    • Former
    • Local
    • Radio
    • Station
    • Construction
    • Studios
    • Programs
    • Providence
  • television station
    • Rhode
    • State
    • Board
    • Education
    • Television
    • Funding
    • Educational
    • General
    • Time
    • Community
    • Fundraising
    • New
  • providence, rhode island
    • Rhode
    • Station
    • Pbs
    • Former
    • Public
    • Fcc
    • Transmitter
    • State
    • Board
    • Television
    • Education
    • Authority
  • ocean state media
    • Media
    • Ocean
    • Radio
    • Community
    • Station
    • Education
    • Board
    • Authority
    • Funding
    • Public
    • Television
    • Farmer
  • rhode island college
    • Rhode
    • Station
    • Pbs
    • Public
    • State
    • Board
    • Television
    • Education
    • Authority
    • New
    • Wsbe-tv
    • Regents
  • rhode island convention center
    • Rhode
    • Station
    • Pbs
    • Public
    • State
    • Board
    • Television
    • Education
    • Authority
    • New
    • Wsbe-tv
    • Regents
  • providence college
    • Former
    • Fcc
    • Transmitter
    • Radio
    • Construction
    • Studio
    • Public
    • Television
    • Farmer
    • Education
    • Rhode
    • Ocean
  • university of rhode island
    • Rhode
    • Station
    • Pbs
    • Public
    • State
    • Board
    • Television
    • Education
    • Authority
    • New
    • Wsbe-tv
    • Regents

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For WPVD-TV, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects WPVD-TV with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
WPVD-TV — History · splits 20 ⟂ 44
WPVD-TV — Overview · splits 50 ⟂ 14
WPVD-TV — Subchannels · splits 61 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

WPVD-TV

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

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around WPVD-TV to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — WPVD-TV · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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