ideastream channels digital 26 uhf virtual 25 psip translators w38et d 38 eastlake affiliations .1 pbs .2 ohio channel .3 world .4 pbs create owner ideastream first air date february 7 1965 ; 51 years ago 1965 02 07 sister station s wclv wcpn former channel number s analog 25 uhf 1965 2009 former affiliations net 1965 1970 transmitter power 150 kw height 336.9 m facility id 18753 transmitter coordinates 41 23 10 n 81 41 21 w 41.38611 n 81.68917 w 41.38611 ; 81.68917 coordinates 41 23 10 n 81 41 21 w 41.38611 n 81.68917 w 41.38611 ; 81.68917 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.wviz.org wviz digital channel 26 psip 25.1 is a pbs member station serving its city of license cleveland ohio . the non commercial outlet is the flagship station of parent owner ideastream with studios located in the idea center at playhouse square at 1375 euclid avenue cleveland ohio 44115 and on the web at www.wviz.org . contents 1 station history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 references 4 external links station history edit on february 7 1965 at 10 42 a.m. wviz signed on the air for the first time broadcasting the word think from its first home max hayes trade school in cleveland . the new wviz broadcast 50 hours a week weekdays from 8 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on sundays from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. wviz became the 100th public television station in the nation . in the early 1960s betty cope then a director at wews tv 5 began working with a community group interested in activating educational television on channel 25 for the greater cleveland area . in 1963 thanks to start up grants from the cleveland foundation and the educational television association for metropolitan cleveland matched by a united states department of health education and welfare grant in 1964 educational television in northeast ohio was becoming a reality . cope was wviz s first general manager and in 1972 she was named president of the association that held the station s license . commonly called channel 25 wviz was a member of national educational television net which later became the public broadcasting service pbs in 1970 . the broadcast station officially changed its name to wviz pbs in 1999 . jerry wareham became the station s chief executive officer after cope retired in 1993 . currently wareham is the ceo of ideastream created in 2001 when wviz pbs and 90.3 wcpn an npr member station joined together to strengthen our communities and harness the power of multiple media . the growth continued and today ideastream is a nonprofit organization that applies the power of media to education culture and citizenship . it includes wviz pbs 90.3 wcpn wclv 104.9 classical educational and public service cable channels broadband interactive video distance learning and web and other interactive media as well as a community engagement platform civic commons . wviz pbs is now on 24 7 and includes four digital channels wviz pbs hd wviz pbs create wviz pbs world and the ohio channel as well as video on demand at video.ideastream.org . wviz pbs ideastream education builds upon wviz s rich heritage of educational training programs by offering a variety of in person online and distance learning opportunities throughout the year as well as managing the smart consortium science and math achievement required for tomorrow a professional development program for teachers in northeast ohio s school systems . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed 1 channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 25.1 1080i 16 9 wviz hd main wviz programming pbs 25.2 480i wviz oh ohio channel 25.3 wviz wo world 25.4 wviz cr create 25.9 audio only cscn cleveland sight center network 3 references edit stations and services wviz pbs ideastream rabbitears tv query for wviz cscn radio reading cleveland sight center external links edit www.wviz.org query the fcc s tv station database for wviz biafn s media web database information on wviz tv v t e television in northeast ohio including cleveland akron and canton reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wkyc 3.1 nbc 3.2 justice 3.3 wx radar wews tv 5.1 abc 5.2 cozi tv 5.3 laff wlfm lp 6 radio wjw 8.1 fox 8.2 antenna tv w16do d waoh cd 16.1 29.1 retro tv wdli tv 17.1 tbn 17.2 hillsong 17.3 smile juce 17.4 enlace 17.5 salsa woio 19.1 cbs 19.2 metv wqdi ld 20.1 estrella tv 20.2 accuweather 20.3 comet 20.4 asn 20.5 ontv4u 20.6 qvc plus wvpx tv 23.1 ion 23.2 qubo 23.3 ion life 23.4 ion shop 23.5 qvc 23.6 hsn wviz 25.1 pbs 25.2 oh chan 25.3 world 25.4 create 25.9 cscn audio only weka ld 41.1 newsmax tv 41.2 sbn 41.3 buzzr 41.4 liquidation 41.5 qvc 41.6 country wuab 43.1 mntv 43.2 bounce 43.3 grit wneo 45.1 pbs 45.2 fusion 49.5 mhz 45.4 v me weao 49.1 pbs 49.2 fusion 49.3 mhz 49.4 v me wcdn ld 53.1 daystar wbnx tv 55.1 cw 55.2 happy 55.3 movies 55.4 h & i wqhs dt 61.1 uni 61.2 unim s 61.3 gettv 61.4 escape outlying areas wivd ld 22 w27dg d 27 wivn ld 29 wivm ld 39 wivx ld 51 x. 1 this tv ind x. 2 this tv x. 3 rtv x. 4 wjdd audio only wohz cd 41.1 weather radar ind w41ap 41 ind wrlm 47.1 tct 47.2 tct hd 47.3 variety 47.4 abn w47ab 47 pbs via wosu tv wggn tv 52.1 religious ind 52.2 wggn fm wmfd tv 68.1 ind 68.2 wohz cd 41.1 weather radar ind cable only stations fox sports ohio sportstime ohio medina cable access time warner cable sportschannel northeast ohio defunct stations wakn lp 11 wica tv 15 wrap lp 32 w32ar 32 tbn wkbf tv 61 mobile dtv wkyc 3.1 nbc ohio broadcast television charleston huntington west virginia cincinnati cleveland akron columbus dayton ft. wayne indiana lima marietta parkersburg west virginia steubenville wheeling west virginia toledo youngstown zanesville see also erie and ontario tv v t e broadcast television in youngstown warren ohio and sharon new castle pennsylvania reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wyfx 19.1 fox 19.2 gettv 19.3 laff wfmj 21.1 nbc 21.2 cw wkbn 27.1 cbs 27.2 fox 27.3 ion wytv 33.1 abc 33.2 mntv 33.3 bounce tv wneo weao 45.1 49.1 pbs 45.2 49.2 fusion 45.3 49.3 mhz 45.4 49.4 v me wpcp cd 59.1 ind movies 59.2 qvc 59.3 rtv 59.4 cozi tv adjacent locals cleveland wkyc 3.1 nbc 3.2 justice 3.3 wx radar wews tv 5.1 abc 5.2 cozi tv 5.3 laff wjw 8.1 fox 8.2 antenna tv woio 19.1 cbs 19.2 metv wviz 25.1 pbs 25.2 oh chan 25.3 world 25.4 create 25.9 cscn audio only wuab 43.1 mntv 43.2 bounce 43.3 grit wbnx tv 55.1 cw 55.2 happy 55.3 movies wqhs dt 61.1 uni 61.2 unim s 61.3 gettv 61.4 escape pittsburgh kdka 2.1 cbs wtae 4.1 abc 4.2 this tv wpxi 11.1 nbc 11.2 metv 11.3 laff wqed 13.1 pbs 13.2 create 13.3 neighborhood channel 13.4 showcase wpnt 22.1 mntv 22.3 comet 22.4 gettv wpgh 53.1 fox 53.2 zuus country pennsylvania broadcast television binghamton new york buffalo new york elmira new york erie johnstown altoona state college new york city philadelphia pittsburgh scranton wilkes barre susquehanna valley harrisburg washington dc youngstown ohio ohio broadcast television charleston huntington west virginia cincinnati cleveland akron columbus dayton ft. wayne indiana lima marietta parkersburg west virginia steubenville wheeling west virginia toledo youngstown zanesville v t e pbs member stations in the state of ohio wptd 16 wpto 14 dayton oxford woub 20 wouc 44 athens cambridge wviz 25 cleveland wbgu 27 bowling green wgte 30 toledo wosu 34 wpbo 42 columbus portsmouth wneo 45 weao 49 youngstown akron wcet 48 cincinnati see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in ohio retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wviz & oldid 744061066 categories pbs member stationstelevision channels and stations established in 1965television stations in clevelandhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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