WNET
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WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as Thirteen (stylized as THIRTEEN), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org), it is a sister station to the area's secondary PBS member, Garden City, New York–licensed WLIW (channel 21), NPR member WLIW-FM (88.3) in Southampton, and two class A stations: WMBQ-CD (channel 46), and WNDT-CD (channel 14, which shares spectrum with WNET). The WNET Group also operates New Jersey's
Key facts
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- WNET
- Television station.logo
- WNET Thirteen 2022 logo.svg
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- .9
- Television station.country
- US
- Television station.city
- Newark, New Jersey
- Television station.branding
- THIRTEEN
- Television station.digital
- 12 (VHF), shared with WNDT-CD
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- 13
- Television station.owner
- The WNET Group
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- WNET
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- National Educational Television (forerunner of PBS)
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- 6.5 kW
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- 18795
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- FCC
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1947
- Location
- New York, United States
- Also known as
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Revenue
- 138363816
- Official website
- www.thirteen.org
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- inception
- 1948-05-15
- social media followers
- 21115
- donations
- 125558872
- Commons category
- WNET
- total assets
- 408880024
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Independent station (1948–1962)
- Transition (1961–1962)
- Educational/public television station (1962–present)
- Original productions
- Notable general-audience programs produced by WNET
- Notable children's programs produced by WNET
- Other programming
- Criticism and controversy
- Misuse of federal grants
- Board member influence on programming
- Ethical issues with funding
- Neglecting public mission and mandate
- Inaccuracy and improper influence
- LGBTQ+ content
- Subchannels
- See also
- References
- External links
WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as Thirteen (stylized as THIRTEEN), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org), it is a sister station to the area's secondary PBS member, Garden City, New York–licensed WLIW (channel 21), NPR member WLIW-FM (88.3) in Southampton, and two class A stations: WMBQ-CD (channel 46), and WNDT-CD (channel 14, which shares spectrum with WNET). The WNET Group also operates New Jersey's PBS state network NJ PBS, and the website NJ Spotlight through an outsourcing agreement.
WNET and WLIW share studios at One Worldwide Plaza in Midtown Manhattan with an auxiliary street-level studio in the Lincoln Center complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side; WNET's transmitter is located at One World Trade Center.
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