PBS North Carolina
PBS member state network in North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The University of North Carolina Center for Public Media, branded on-air as PBS North Carolina or commonly PBS NC, is a public television network serving the state of North Carolina. It is operated by the University of North Carolina system, which holds the licenses for all but one of the thirteen PBS member television stations licensed in the state—WTVI (channel 42) in Charlotte is owned by Central Piedmont Community College. The broadcast signals of the twelve television stations cover almost all of the state, as well as parts of Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The network's operations are located at the UNC Center for Public Television at Research Triangle Park between Raleigh and Durham.
Type | Non-commercial educational broadcast television network |
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Branding | PBS North Carolina |
Country | United States |
Availability | statewide North Carolina |
TV stations | See § Stations |
TV transmitters | 12 |
Headquarters | 10 UNC-TV Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Owner | University of North Carolina |
Launch date | January 8, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-01-08) |
Picture format | |
Affiliation(s) | PBS, APT |
Former affiliations | NET (1955–1970) |
Official website | www |