WPDS-LP
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WPDS-LP is the low-power educational channel owned and operated by the Pinellas County school board, broadcasting educational programming for schoolchildren, plus board meetings and classic movies.
In addition to UHF channel 14 (which can be tuned in from most parts of Pinellas County), WPDS can be seen in Pinellas County on cable channel 14 on Bright House and Knology.
The station originally had its start in the early-1980s as a cable-only channel. In 1990, it opened a low-powered UHF channel on channel 14, to reach viewers that don't have cable. Initially as W14AW, it changed its calls to the current WPDS-LP in the mid-1990s.
While the station is onwed by the "School Board of Pinellas County" (more commonly-known as "Pinellas County Schools"), the station's calls are named after "Pinellas District Schools", which is the name used on public school buses in Pinellas County. All public school buses in Florida are named similarly.
The station's studios and transmitters are located at the School Board headquarters in downtown Largo.
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| Broadcast television in the Tampa / St. Petersburg / Sarasota market [(Nielsen DMA #12)] | ||
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WEDU 3 (PBS) -
WFLA 8 (NBC) -
WTSP 10 (CBS) -
WINK 11 (CBS) -
WTVT 13 (Fox) -
WLWA-LP 14 (TBN) -
WPDS-LP 14 (Edu.) -
W15CM 15 (AS) -
WUSF 16 (PBS)
WHRT-CA 17 (Ind) -
WSVT-LP 18 (DS) -
WARP-CA 20 (MTV2) -
WCLF 22 (CTN) -
WXAX-LP 26 (AZA) -
WFTS 28 (ABC) -
WTAM-LP 30 (TV Informa) -
WMOR 32 (Ind)
W33CC 33 (Ind) -
W34AW 34 (3ABN) -
WSPF-CA 35 (St. Pete city access) -
W36CO 36 (TBN) -
WTTA 38 (The WB/MNTV) -
WWSB 40 (ABC) -
W43CE 43 (Ind)
WTOG 44 (UPN/The CW) -
WYKE-LP 47 (FN) -
W48CN 48 (TBN) -
WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic/A1/NTV/CTV) -
WRMD-LP 49 (TEL) -
WFTT 50 (TFU) -
W56EB 56 (TBN)
W60CE 60 (TBN) -
WVEA 62 (UNI) -
WXPX 66 (i)
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| Local cable television channels | ||
| Bay News 9 - SNN 6 - Catch 47 - FSN Florida - Sun Sports |
| : WPXM 35 (i, Miami) - WHDT-LP 44 (Independent, Miami) - WPPB 63 (Independent, Fort Lauderdale) | |
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WPDS-LP 14 (Educational, Largo) -
W18DB 18 (Independent / 4Kids TV, Port Richey) -
WARP-CA 20 (MTV2, Tampa) - WMOR-TV 32 (Independent / 4Kids TV, Lakeland) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Petersburg City Access, St. Petersburg) - WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic / America One / NTV / CTV Canada, Oldsmar) - W56CN 56 - Independent / 4Kids TV, Venice) - WMOR-LP 63 (Independent / 4Kids TV, St. Petersburg) - WXPX 66 (i, Bradenton) | |
| : WJXT 4 (Independent, Jacksonville) - WBXJ-CA 43 (MTV2, Jacksonville) - WPXJ-LP 54 (i, Jacksonville) | |
| : WBXT-CA 43 (MTV2, Tallahassee) | |
| : WRDQ 27 (Independent, Orlando) - WZXZ-CA 36 (MTV2, Orlando) - WOPX 56 (i, Melbourne) | |
| : WHDT-DT 59 (Independent, Stuart) - WPPB 63 (Independent, Boca Raton) - WPXP 67 (i, Lake Worth) | |
| See also: , , , , , , , and stations in Florida | |
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