tampa florida branding wedu slogan west central florida s pbs station channels digital 13 vhf virtual 3 psip affiliations pbs owner florida west coast public broadcasting inc. first air date october 17 1958 ; 57 years ago 1958 10 17 call letters meaning education former channel number s analog 3 vhf 1958 2009 digital 54 uhf 2009 former affiliations net 1958 1970 transmitter power 25 kw height 470.9 m facility id 21808 transmitter coordinates 27 50 51.5 n 82 15 49.4 w 27.847639 n 82.263722 w 27.847639 ; 82.263722 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.wedu.org wedu virtual channel 3 vhf digital channel 13 is a pbs member television station located in tampa florida united states and serves the tampa bay area including st. petersburg clearwater sarasota and lakeland . the station is owned by florida west coast public broadcasting . wedu s studio facilities are located on north boulevard in tampa and its transmitter is located in riverview . wedu is one of two pbs stations in the tampa bay market . it carries the main pbs schedule while wusf tv channel 16 carries alternate pbs programming . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 on air staff 3.1 current on air staff 4 references 5 external links history edit the station first signed on the air on october 17 1958 . for many years wedu has been one of the highest rated stations in the pbs system . at one point it was the third most watched pbs member station in the country . 1 2 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 3.1 1080i 16 9 wedu pbs hd pbs 3.2 480i 4 3 v me v me 3.3 world world 7 a.m. 7 p.m. 4 the florida channel 7 p.m. 7 a.m. 4 3.4 wedu pbs analog to digital conversion edit wedu shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 3 on february 17 2009 as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television which congress had moved the previous month to june 12 . 5 6 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 54 . that channel was among the high band uhf channels 52 69 that were removed from broadcast service . so wedu relocated to vhf channel 13 on june 12 2009 . channel 13 originally was the analog channel for fox owned and operated station wtvt but that station vacated channel 13 on the rescheduled date of the digital television transition 7 using psip to display wedu s virtual channel as 3 on digital television receivers . on air staff edit current on air staff edit rob lorei host of florida this week geoff simon host of suncoast business forum cathy unruh host of up close references edit wedu history section from 2002 archive of website wedu.org . florida west coast public broadcasting inc. retrieved 13 august 2012 . rabbitears tv query for wedu a b http www.wedu.org channels congress delays digital tv switch but wedu will switch this month eric deggans st. petersburg times february 5 2009 list of digital full power stations wedu fcc dtv status report external links edit wedu official website query the fcc s tv station database for wedu biafn s media web database information on wedu tv v t e television stations serving west central florida including tampa st. petersburg and sarasota reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television english language stations wedu 3.1 pbs 3.3 world fl chan 3.4 pbs wfla 8.1 nbc 8.2 metv wtsp 10.1 cbs 10.2 ant wtvt 13.1 fox 13.2 movies 13.3 buzzr 13.4 h & i wpds ld 14.1 4 edu . w15cm d 15.1 unknown wusf 16.1 pbs 16.2 kids 16.3 create 16.4 knowledge wsvt ld 18.1 daystar warp cd 20.1 20.4 infomercials wclf 22.1 ctn 22.3 ctn national 22.4 lifestyle wfts 28.1 abc 28.2 laff 28.3 grit wtam ld 30.1 unknown 30.4 infomercials w31cz d 31.1 tbn wmor 32.1 ind 32.2 this tv w40cu d 33.1 hsn wspf cd 35.2 biz tv 35.3 hope wtta 38.1 mntv 38.2 cozi tv w43ce d 43.1 sbn wtog 44.1 cw 44.2 decades wvea lp 46 hsn wzra ca 48.1 ethnic a1 ntv ctv dw wftt dt 50.2 bounce tv 50.3 gettv 50.4 escape wxpx 66.1 ion 66.2 qubo 66.3 life 66.4 infomercials 66.5 qvc 66.6 hsn spanish language stations wedu 3.2 v me wclf 22.2 ctni wxax cd 26 aza wtam ld 30.2 mi musica 30.3 tv reino wmor 32.3 estrella tv wspf cd 35.1 mundomax wrmd cd 49.1 tmd wftt dt 50.1 unim s wvea 62.1 uni 62.2 latv sarasota wsnn ld 39.1 snn 39.2 grit 39.3 laff wwsb 40.1 abc outlying areas whrt lp 17 ind sebring wyke cd 47.1 youtoo family lecanto walm ld 51 tbn sebring atsc m h mobile dtv stations encrypted channels italicized wedu 3.1 pbs wfla 8.1 nbc wtsp 10.1 cbs wtvt 13.1 fox wxpx 66.82 gran cine 66.85 nfl net 66.87 gol tv 66.88 nfl redzone 66.90 starz 66.96 airbox 66.97 mtv classic cable channels bay news 9 bright house sports network fox sports florida infom s snn fox sports sun distant stations fort myers naples wink 11 cbs wbbh 20 nbc wzvn 26 abc wgcu 30 pbs wftx 36 fox wxcw 46 cw orlando wkmg 6 cbs wftv 9 abc wofl 35 fox news 13 gainesville wuft 5 pbs wogx 51 fox defunct wlwa 14 ind rel w36co 36 tbn wsun 38 cbs abc ind w48cn 48 tbn florida broadcast television areas by city fort myers gainesville jacksonville miami orlando pensacola panama city tallahassee tampa st. petersburg west palm beach v t e pbs member stations in the state of florida wpbt 2 miami wedu 3 tampa wuft 5 gainesville wjct 7 jacksonville wfsu 11 wfsg 56 tallahassee panama city wusf 16 tampa wlrn 17 miami wsre 23 pensacola wucf 24 orlando wgcu 30 fort myers wxel 42 west palm beach see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in florida v t e spanish language television stations in the state of florida miami fort lauderdale wpbt 2.3 v me miami weys lp 6 alma miami wsvn 7.2 estrella tv miami wgen 8 mundomax key west wsbs 22 mega tv key west wltv 23 univisi n miami wpmf cd 38 azteca miami wjan cd 41 spanish independent miami wfun ld 48 spanish independent miami wscv 51 telemundo fort lauderdale wami 69 unim s hollywood tampa st. petersburg wedu 3.2 v me tampa wxax cd 26 azteca clearwater wmor 32.3 estrella tv lakeland wspf cd 35.1 mundomax st. petersburg wrmd cd 49 telemundo tampa wftt 50 unim s tampa wvea 62.1 univisi n 62.2 latv venice orlando daytona beach melbourne wkmg 6.2 latv orlando wkcf 18.3 estrella tv clermont w21au 21.1 mundomax orlando w21au 21.2 tele rom ntica orlando wucf 24.3 v me orlando wven 26 univisi n daytona beach wtmo cd 31 telemundo orlando wzxz cd 36 caribevision orlando wotf 43 unim s melbourne west palm beach fort pierce wwhb ca 48 azteca stuart wbwp ld 57.1 mundomax 57.2 tele rom ntica west palm beach fort myers naples wuvf lp 2 wlze lp 51 univisi n naples ft. myers wana ld 16 azteca naples wftx 36.2 latv cape coral wwdt cd 43 telemundo naples wxcw 46.2 mundomax naples jacksonville wujx ld 18.1 univision jacksonville pensacola wsre 23.4 v me pensacola defunct wtph lp 14 azteca ft. myers see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs 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