states branding wlae slogan new orleans public television channels digital 31 uhf virtual 32 psip subchannels 32.1 main programming 32.2 mhz worldview 32.3 catholictv 32.4 v me affiliations educational independent 2013 present owner educational broadcasting foundation willwoods community 50 % louisiana educational television authority 50 % first air date july 8 1984 1984 07 08 call letters meaning louisiana educational television former channel number s analog 32 uhf 1984 2009 former affiliations pbs 1984 2013 transmitter power 200 kw height 274 m facility id 18819 transmitter coordinates 29 58 58.1 n 89 57 9 w 29.982806 n 89.95250 w 29.982806 ; 89.95250 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.wlae.com wlae tv virtual channel 32 uhf digital channel 31 is a educational independent television station located in new orleans louisiana united states . the station is owned by the educational broadcasting foundation a partnership between catholic related organization the willwoods community and the louisiana educational television authority operators of louisiana public broadcasting which owns the pbs member stations in louisiana that are located outside of new orleans . wlae maintains studio facilities located on north causeway boulevard in metairie and its transmitter is located on paris road highway 47 northeast of chalmette . contents 1 history 1.1 as a pbs member station 1.2 hurricane katrina 1.3 as an educational independent station 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 programming 4 references 5 external links history edit as a pbs member station edit wlae 32 lae logo used 1999 to late 2006 at the earliest . in 1978 a group of married couples supported by the catholic church formed the willwoods community . the organization joined forces with the louisiana educational television authority which had been looking for a way to get its locally based programming into the state s largest market to obtain the other non commercial license allocated to the new orleans market . on december 14 1981 under the banner of the educational broadcasting foundation the partnership was granted an educational station license from the federal communications commission . wlae tv first signed on the air on july 8 1984 ; it originally served as a member station of the public broadcasting service pbs . wlae tv operated as a secondary member of the network through pbs program differentiation plan as new orleans primary pbs station was wyes tv channel 12 ; 1 as a result the station only carried 25 % of the programming broadcast by pbs . as a side note sesame street was one of the few programs that was shown on both stations . 2 in addition to offering pbs programming wlae also aired and still airs locally produced educational programs as well as select programming from louisiana public broadcasting mostly consisting of news and public affairs programming . wlae is also one of very few public television stations to televise a daily catholic mass presented live from the st. louis cathedral in the city s jackson square district ; pbs had tightened its restrictions regarding religious programming on member stations in 2009 although wlae was exempted from these restrictions through a grandfather clause . 1 wlae was one of at least two pbs member stations that were owned at least in part by a catholic related organization kmbh in harlingen texas is the other and one of at least three in general that were run by a religious organization counting kbyu tv in provo utah . wlae s last logo as a pbs station used from c. 2006 to august 1 2013 . in 2000 wlae and wyes both received a 691 000 grant from the corporation for public broadcasting to negotiate and establish joint production and master control facilities . the two stations operators agreed to build the facility on the grounds of a lakefront research park owned by the university of new orleans . in 2005 wlae and wyes planned a campaign to raise 4 million in capital on behalf of their relocation plan . 2 wlae is currently undergoing a technical upgrade which is preventing the airing of its programming on its three subchannels . hurricane katrina edit when hurricane katrina struck the new orleans metropolitan area on august 29 2005 wlae was knocked off the air due to significant damage to its transmitter . it took two years for the station s over the air signal to be restored . soon after the storm it established a direct feed to new orleans area cable providers including the market s largest cox communications and to satellite provider directv . the station s analog signal resumed operations in january 2007 its digital signal signed on the air for the first time two months later in march 2007 . meanwhile the university of new orleans campus suffered major damage due to the storm . wyes and wlae management agreed to forgo plans to build the new studio facility at the research park . instead the money earmarked for that project was used to purchase new master control equipment to replace the equipment at the wlae studios that had been damaged by the storm . 2 as an educational independent station edit on august 1 2013 wlae ended its membership with pbs to increase its focus on its locally produced programming ; wyes became the market s exclusive pbs station once again as a result . the station had contemplated the move since the louisiana state government reduced the station s funding by 270 000 in 2010 . the decision to drop pbs programming was estimated to save the station around 130 000 annually out of an annual budget of 2.3 million allowing wlae to invest the money into its local productions . the station s departure from pbs resulted in the pbs newshour only being available through wyes tv s world subchannel on digital channel 12.2 until it was added to that station s primary channel the following month on september 2 2013 ; the program had aired on wlae under a longstanding arrangement with wyes . 1 2 the station is considering entering into production and business partnerships with wyes . 2 digital television edit digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 32.1 1080i 16 9 wlaehd main wlae tv programming 32.2 480i 4 3 mhzwlae mhz worldview 32.3 ctvwlae catholictv 32.4 vmewlae v me analog to digital conversion edit wlae tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 32 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 31 . 4 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 32 . programming edit as a non commercial independent station much of wlae s programming currently consists of locally produced programs as well as programs distributed by american public television and other distributors of syndicated public television programs . the station s original productions include the hour long health discussion program hello health which debuted in 2008 under a partnership with the ochsner medical center ; the legal discussion program john redman power of attorney ; the hispanic targeted monthly magazine series conexiones ; interior design how to program chet chat ; and interview and discussion program ringside politics . 2 it also airs many programs from part owner lpb including its flagship news program louisiana the state we re in . references edit a b c new orleans pdp station wlae ends pbs membership . current . august 2 2013 . retrieved january 16 2014 . a b c d e f walker dave july 29 2013 . newshour charlie rose viewers will scramble as wlae drops pbs affiliation . the times picayune . retrieved january 16 2014 . rabbitears tv query for wlae dtv tentative channel designations for the first and second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit wlae.com wlae official website willwoods.org the willwoods community official website query the fcc s tv station database for wlae biafn s media web database information on wlae tv v t e broadcast television in the new orleans region including hammond and slidell reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television full power wwl 4.1 cbs 4.2 justice 4.3 decades wdsu 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv wvue 8.1 fox 8.2 bounce tv 8.3 grit wyes 12.1 pbs 12.2 world 12.3 create whno 20.1 lesea 20.2 cozi tv 20.3 weathernation tv wgno 26.1 abc 26.2 antenna tv 26.3 escape wlae 32.1 public ind. lpb 32.2 mhz worldview 32.3 catholictv 32.4 v me spanish wnol 38.1 cw 38.2 this tv 38.3 comet kgla dt 42.1 tmd spanish wpxl 49.1 ion 49.2 qubo 49.3 ion life 49.4 shop tv 49.5 qvc 49.6 hsn wupl 54.1 mnt 54.2 mundomax spanish 54.3 h & i low power wtno lp 22.1 aza spanish knld ld 28.1 daystar kfol cd 30.1 ind knov cd 41.1 tourist info k47jo d 47.1 hsn2 local cable channels newswatch 15 catholic life defunct stations khma 11 independent houma see also baton rouge tv biloxi tv jackson tv other television stations in the state of louisiana alexandria market knts lp 17 ind. natchitoches klax tv 31 dt2 metv alexandria kbca 41 h & i dt2 anttv alexandria baton rouge market kpbn lp 11 a1 kzup cd 20 rtv baton rouge kwbj cd 22 a1 morgan city wlft cd 30 religious metv gettv baton rouge wbxh ca 39 dt2 escape dt3 grit baton rouge kbtr ca 41 ind. baton rouge lafayette market kxkw lp 6 ind. radio lafayette kdcg cd 22 this 22.1 & h & i 22.2 opelousas kxkw ld 32 this 32.1 & anttv 32.2 carencro klwb 50 metv h & i carencro monroe market kmlu 11 metv monroe kwms 17 h & i west monroe new orleans market whno 20 lesea new orleans wtno 22 aza new orleans kfol cd 30 kjun ca 7 ind houma morgan city wlae 32 public ind. new orleans kgla 42 telemundo hammond wpxl tv 49 ion new orleans knov cd 57 ind. new orleans defunct or silent kcdh lp 4 familynet winnfield see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in louisiana v t e public broadcasting in the united states corporation for public broadcasting radio syndicators american public media apm group npr pacifica radio public radio exchange public radio international terrestrial television american ptv create world mhz networks mhz worldview pbs v me cable and satellite classic arts showcase free speech tv link tv nasa tv pbs hd channel pbs x scola regional networks alabama ptv alaskaone arkansas educational tvn blue ridge pbs commonwealth pb connecticut pb radio television east tennessee pbs georgia pb idaho ptv iowa ptv kentucky educational tv kqed san francisco louisiana pb maine pbn maryland ptv milwaukee ptv mississippi pb montana pbs nebraska educational telecommunications network knowledge new hampshire ptv njtv njn oklahoma educational tv authority oregon pb ozarks ptv pbs hawaii pennsylvania ptv pioneer ptv prairie ptv puerto rico cdp rocky mountain pbs sistema tv smoky hills ptv south carolina educational tv south dakota pb southern oregon ptv twin cities pbs unc tv vermont pbs cmu pb wcmu fm west virginia pb wisconsin ptv wxxi pb council wyoming pbs local non commercial independents school owned k35dg d kcsm tv krsu tv kuen w06bd w07bp d w40cn d wbec tv wdsc tv wefs wpds ld community operated kcet mhz networks wipr tv wlae tv wlmf ld wnye tv wybe defunct dod news channel k07uf retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wlae tv & oldid 743579058 categories television stations in new orleansindependent television stations in the united statesroman catholic television channelstelevision channels and stations established in 1984hidden categories articles with spanish language external links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog