wuft tv florida s 5 channels digital 36 uhf virtual 5 psip subchannels 5.1 pbs 5.2 the florida channel create 5.3 world affiliations pbs since 1970 owner university of florida board of trustees university of florida first air date november 17 1958 ; 57 years ago 1958 11 17 call letters meaning university of florida television sister station s wuft fm wruf am wruf fm wruf ld former channel number s analog 5 1958 2009 former affiliations net 1958 1970 transmitter power 1000 kw height 263 m facility id 69440 transmitter coordinates 29 42 35.4 n 82 23 41.1 w 29.709833 n 82.394750 w 29.709833 ; 82.394750 wuft licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.wuft.org wuft channel 5 is a public broadcasting service pbs member public television station owned by the university of florida in gainesville florida . contents 1 history 2 newscasts 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 references 5 external links history edit wuft first signed on the air november 17 1958 as the third educational television station in florida . gainesville is unique in that a public television station is the market s oldest television station gainesville s first commercial television station wcjb tv did not sign on until 1971 . it serves 16 counties in north central florida . for decades it has also been available on cable in jacksonville . newscasts edit wuft tv broadcasts local newscasts staffed and produced by students in the university of florida college of journalism and communications . wuft tv broadcasts two main newscasts along with a variety of special reports and half hour specials . first edition currently a six minute newscast airs weekdays at noontime for 100 shows per year . first at five the main newscast formerly known as wuft news report 5 and evening news is a half hour weekday newscast at 5 00pm which airs 200 days per year . starting in the spring of 2014 wuft tv added a 6 00pm newscast that is also thirty minutes long . wuft rebranded in august 2010 calling itself florida s 5 . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 5.1 1080i 16 9 wuft hd main wuft programming pbs 5.2 480i 4 3 wuft d2 the florida channel 6 a.m. 6 p.m. monday friday create 6 p.m. 6 a.m. monday friday and all day saturdays and sundays 5.3 wuft d3 world analog to digital conversion edit wuft discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over vhf channel 5 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 36 . 2 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 5 . references edit rabbitears tv query for wuft dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . on the set of news 5 note previous logo http www.wuft.org news first at five external links edit wuft website query the fcc s tv station database for wuft biafn s media web database information on wuft tv v t e broadcast television in gainesville florida reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wuft 5.1 pbs 5.2 create 5.3 world wnbw 9.1 nbc 9.2 metv 9.3 comet wruf ld 10.1 ind weather wcjb 20.1 abc 20.2 the cw plus wgvt ld 26.1 wgfl 28.1 cbs 28.2 mntv wbxg ca 33 mtv2 w40cq d 40 ind religious wyme cd 45 metv wyke cd 47 youtoo family wogx 51.1 fox 51.2 movies 51.3 buzzr local news gtn news adjacent locals orlando wesh 2.1 nbc wopx tv 56.1 ion jacksonville wjxt 4.1 ind 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 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