WNET, channel 13 (also referred to as Thirteen), is a non-commercial television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey. With its signal covering the three-state New York metropolitan area, WNET is a flagship station of the Public Broadcasting Service and a primary provider of PBS programming. WNET's studios and offices are located in Midtown Manhattan, and its transmitter is on the Empire State Building.
The license-holder is "WNET.org" (formerly...
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WNET, channel 13 (also referred to as Thirteen), is a non-commercial television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey. With its signal covering the three-state New York metropolitan area, WNET is a flagship station of the Public Broadcasting Service and a primary provider of PBS programming. WNET's studios and offices are located in Midtown Manhattan, and its transmitter is on the Empire State Building.
The license-holder is "WNET.org" (formerly Educational Broadcasting Corporation, which is still designated by the FCC as the licensee), which is also the parent of Long Island-based PBS station WLIW (channel 21). The current president and Chief Executive Officer of the two stations is Neal Shapiro, the former president of NBC News. WNET is the most-watched PBS station in the country; its sister station WLIW is the third most-watched.
WNET commenced broadcasting on May 15, 1948 as WATV, a commercial television station owned by Atlantic Television, a subsidiary of Bremer Broadcasting...
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