states branding wxxi slogan go public . also used by kera tv and kera fm channels digital 16 uhf virtual 21 psip subchannels 21.1 pbs 21.2 world 21.3 create affiliations pbs 1970 present owner wxxi public broadcasting council first air date september 6 1966 ; 50 years ago 1966 09 06 call letters meaning xxi roman numeral 21 virtual channel sister station s wxxi am wxxi fm former channel number s analog 21 1966 2009 former affiliations net 1966 1970 transmitter power 180 kw digital height 130 m digital facility id 57274 transmitter coordinates 43 8 7 n 77 35 3 w 43.13528 n 77.58417 w 43.13528 ; 77.58417 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website interactive.wxxi.org wxxi is a public television station which operates on channel 21 in rochester new york and is the pbs member station for that city and the surrounding metro area . the station is owned by the wxxi public broadcasting council group which also operates wxxi am 1370 wxxi fm 91.5 and reachout radio a service for those with visual impairments or blindness . wxxi tv s national public television productions include warrior in two worlds echoes from the ancients out of the fire albert paley man of steel and flight to freedom . wxxi tv also produced assignment the world a weekly current events program for schools which aired on approximately 100 public television stations nationwide and was the nation s longest running instructional television program . due to funding cuts it was canceled and its last episode was on may 23 2013 . contents 1 digital television 1.1 digital channels 1.2 analog to digital conversion 1.3 former programming 2 references 3 external links digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 21.1 1080i 16 9 wxxi hd main wxxi tv programming pbs 21.2 480i 4 3 wxxi w world 21.3 wxxi c create also airs pbs kids programs not part of create from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. wxxi tv entered the digital era in september 2003 when it signed on with rochester s first full power digital television signal . analog to digital conversion edit wxxi tv discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over uhf channel 21 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 16 . 2 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 21 . as part of the safer act 3 wxxi tv kept its analog signal on the air until july 10 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the national association of broadcasters . former programming edit headquarters in rochester new york thinkbright broadcast from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on 21 3 until the digital transition . channel 21 4 was originally a digital standard definition simulcast of wxxi tv s analog signal but is not currently transmitting as 21 1 is identical . wxxi tv broadcasts are digital only effective june 12 2009 . wxxi tv had been awarded a 202 498 federal contract for an outreach initiative to help rochester s over the air viewers prepare for the digital transition . 4 a warrior in two worlds 2004 pbs zoboomafoo 1999 2004 replacement with boohbah zoom season 4 7 2002 2005 references edit rabbitears tv query for wxxi dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . updated list of participants in the analog nightlight program pdf . federal communications commission . june 12 2009 . retrieved june 4 2012 . http interactive.wxxi.org highlights wxxi awarded digital television grant external links edit wxxi am fm tv website query the fcc s tv station database for wxxi biafn s media web database information on wxxi tv v t e television stations viewable in 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