wfsg panama city florida united states branding wfsu channels digital wfsu 32 uhf wfsg 38 uhf virtual wfsu 11 psip wfsg 56 psip subchannels xx .1 pbs xx .2 the florida channel xx .3 create affiliations pbs 1970 present owner florida state university first air date wfsu september 20 1960 ; 56 years ago 1960 09 20 wfsg july 22 1988 ; 28 years ago 1988 07 22 call letters meaning wfsu florida state university wfsg wfsu gulf coast sister station s wfsu fm wfsq wvfs wfsw former channel number s analog wfsu 11 vhf 1960 2009 wfsg 56 uhf 1988 2009 former affiliations wfsu net 1960 1970 wfsg none transmitter power wfsu 937.8 kw wfsg 49.2 kw height wfsu 237 m wfsg 137 m facility id wfsu 21801 wfsg 6093 transmitter coordinates wfsu 30 21 31 n 84 36 38 w 30.35861 n 84.61056 w 30.35861 ; 84.61056 wfsg 30 22 2 n 85 55 28 w 30.36722 n 85.92444 w 30.36722 ; 85.92444 wfsg licensing authority fcc public license information wfsg profile wfsg cdbs website wfsu.org wfsu tv is the public broadcasting service pbs member public television station in tallahassee florida . it is owned by the florida state university with the studios located at the public broadcast center on the florida state campus . wfsu tv is seen on digital channel 32 virtual channel 11 in tallahassee and serves north central florida and southwestern georgia with the full pbs line up . wfsu s programming is also seen in the panama city area on wfsg digital channel 38 virtual channel 56 . wfsg signed on july 22 1988 replacing a low powered translator on channel 22 that had served panama city since the late 1970s . although panama city is in the central time all schedules are listed in eastern time . wfsu also operates a statewide public affairs network the florida channel that covers the state legislature a local version of c span . this network is seen on selected cable tv systems and government access television gatv channels throughout the state of florida . wfsu also operates 4fsu which carries simulcasts of the florida channel and programming related to the university community ; it also provides a training ground for students studying for careers in the broadcasting field . contents 1 history 1.1 today in the legislature 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 controversy 4 references 5 external links history edit wfsu went on the air for the first time on september 20 1960 on channel 11 . the federal communications commission had allocated only one vhf channel to tallahassee . after a large chunk of southwest georgia was collapsed into the tallahassee market florida state persuaded the fcc to make channel 11 a noncommercial license as uhf was not seen as viable at the time . while this move assured north central florida and southwest georgia of pbs service it also meant that tallahassee would have a long wait for full service from all three major commercial networks another commercial station wouldn t sign on in tallahassee until weca tv now wtxl tv opened in 1976 . today in the legislature edit main article today in the legislature in 1973 florida public broadcasting fpb a joint venture between wfsu and wjct in jacksonville and under the aegis of the florida public broadcasting service began program coverage of the florida legislature which was transmitted to and broadcast by the eight affiliated pbs television stations in florida from a mobile facility located on the grounds of the state capitol . the program was called today in the legislature and was the first of its kind in the united states preceding legislative programs in other states and u.s. congressional coverage by c span . 1 digital television edit digital channels edit the stations digital signals are multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 3 xx .1 1080i 16 9 wfsu dt wfsg dt main programming pbs xx .2 480i 4 3 wfsu d2 wfsg d2 the florida channel xx .3 wfsu d3 wfsg d3 create analog to digital conversion edit wfsu tv & wfsg shut down their analog signals on february 17 2009 the original target date in which full power television stations in the united states were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to june 12 2009 . the station s digital channel allocations post transition are as follows 4 wfsu tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 11 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 32 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 11 . wfsg shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 56 ; the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 38 . through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 56 which was among the high band uhf channels 52 69 that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition . controversy edit in june 2011 it was revealed that wfsu will receive 2.8 million in funding for various services related to florida government including the florida channel . this is despite the 4.8 million of funding to other public radio and television stations vetoed by governor rick scott in may 2011 . 5 references edit today in the legislature the florida story roy 2006 journal of communication wiley online library today in the legislature a florida story . david j. leroy c. edward wotring jack lyle . journal of communication . volume 24 issue 3 . p. 92 98 sept 1974 rabbitears tv query for wfsu rabbitears tv query for wfsg dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . st. petersburg times gov. rick scott s veto of public tv and radio funds spares capital s wfsu june 6 2011 . external links edit wfsu website query the fcc s tv station database for wfsu tv query the fcc s tv station database for wfsg biafn s media web database information on wfsu tv biafn s media web database 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reservation starmetro tallahassee wfsu fm wfsu tv wvfs the yeti campus don veller golf course fsu panama innovation park leach recreation center oglesby student union panama city campus powell alumni green rec sportsplex ringling museum of art southwest tallahassee campus student housing westcott building v t e television stations in the big bend and southwest georgia regions including tallahassee thomasville and valdosta reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television tallahassee area wctv 6.1 cbs 6.2 mntv decades wwrp lp 9 ind rel wfsu tv 11.1 pbs wtlf 24.1 the cw wtxl tv 27.1 abc 27.2 bounce tv 27.3 wxnow 27.4 qvc wtwc tv 40.1 nbc 40.2 fox 40.3 gettv wbxt ca 43 mtv2 wvup cd 45 ctn wtlh 49.1 metv 49.2 the cw outlying areas wsfd ld 15 ind perry wswg 44.1 cbs 44.2 mntv metv 44.3 the cw valdosta wfxu 57.1 soul of south live oak adjacent locals albany walb 10.1 nbc 10.2 abc wabw tv 14.1 pbs gpb 14.2 kids 14.3 knowledge panama city wjhg tv 7.1 nbc 7.2 the cw 7.3 cbs wmbb 13.1 abc 13.2 metv wecp ld 18.1 cbs 18.2 mynetworktv jtv 18.3 accuwx dothan wtvy 4.1 cbs 4.2 mynetworktv metv 4.3 the cw 4.4 nbc wrgx ld 23.1 nbc jacksonville wjxt 4.1 ind. 4.2 3 this tv wjct 7 pbs wxga tv 8.1 pbs gpb 8.2 kids 8.3 knowledge gainesville wuft 5 pbs wcjb tv 20.1 abc 20.2 the cw atlanta wsb tv 2.1 abc 2.2 metv 2.3 laff cable channels 4fsu the florida channel wcot fox sports sun fox sports southeast fox sports south fox sports florida defunct channels w03ao 3 ind rel madison w17ab 17 ind. w22bp w25cp tbn wtbc lp 65 fn florida knowledge network florida s news channel georgia broadcast television areas by city albany atlanta augusta chattanooga tn columbus greenville sc jacksonville fl macon savannah tallahassee fl 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 television stations in the eastern florida panhandle including panama city stations wjhg 7.1 nbc 7.2 the cw 7.3 cbs 7.4 accuwx wmbb 13.1 abc 13.2 metv 13.3 escape 13.4 laff wecp ld 18.1 cbs 18.2 mntv 18.3 accuwx wpfn cd 22 youtoo wpgx 28.1 fox 28.2 bounce tv 28.3 grit wpct 46.1 tourist 46.2 retro tv wbif 51.1 daystar wfsg 56.1 pbs defunct wpaf 2 ind w06cq 6 ind wweo cd 24 fn w34dh 34 silent see also dothan tv 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 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wfsu tv & oldid 723997478 categories pbs member stationsflorida state universitytelevision 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