{"id":24249,"date":"2011-06-02T16:48:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T20:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=24249"},"modified":"2018-04-30T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:18:00","slug":"wucf-tv-officially-named-pbs-new-central-florida-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wucf-tv-officially-named-pbs-new-central-florida-home\/","title":{"rendered":"WUCF TV Officially Named PBS' New Central Florida Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
BCC\u2019s television station, WBCC, will broadcast Central Florida\u2019s primary PBS channel, WUCF TV, in high definition beginning July 1, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger, UCF President John C. Hitt and BCC President James A. Drake announced today. WBCC also will continue broadcasting both partners\u2019 institutional channels, WBCC and UCFTV.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn April, when WMFE-TV announced its affiliation with PBS would end as of June 30, we at UCF knew that Central Florida stood to lose a treasured community resource,\u201d Hitt said. \u201cHowever, as America\u2019s leading partnership university, we also know that great turnarounds can happen for the common good through the power of partnerships. I look forward to July 1 and enjoying some of my favorite shows on the new WUCF TV.\u201d<\/p>\n
WUCF TV will broadcast PBS\u2019 Emmy-award winning news and public affairs, history, drama and performing arts programming, including the PBS NEWSHOUR, MASTERPIECE and NOVA. The channel also will feature first-class local content about the Central Florida community.<\/p>\n
WUCF TV also will broadcast seven hours of PBS KIDS programming each weekday. PBS KIDS is the nation\u2019s most trusted educational media brand and has been proven to help children succeed in the classroom and in life. The schedule will include such curriculum-based series as SESAME STREET, CURIOUS GEORGE, DINOSAUR TRAIN and many others.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thankful that the 色花堂 and Brevard Community College are partnering to ensure that the people of Orlando continue to benefit from the full range of high-quality PBS content and services,\u201d Kerger said. \u201cWe look forward to working with WUCF TV to offer the very best of national and locally produced content to the people of Orlando.\u201d<\/p>\n
WUCF TV will be seen over the air on digital channel 68.1, the current position of WBCC.\u00a0 The UCF-BCC partnership is working with cable and satellite providers to determine the channels that will carry the new channel.<\/p>\n
More information about the partnership and its new high-definition channel is available on the WUCF TV website \u2013 www.wucftv.org<\/a> – which launched today. The site will become a more robust source of information and news about WUCF TV in the coming weeks, as more details about the new channel are set.\u00a0 Public broadcasting supporters can make donations through the website beginning today. A membership plan is under development.<\/p>\n