WITF-TV
WITF-TV (channel 33) is a non-commercial television station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, a member station of PBS serving the Susquehanna Valley region (Harrisburg–Lancaster–Lebanon–York). It is owned by WITF, Inc., alongside the area's NPR member, WITF-FM (89.5). Both stations share studios at the WITF Public Media Center in Swatara Township (with a Harrisburg mailing address), while WITF-TV's transmitter is located in Middle Paxton Township, next to the transmitter of CBS affiliate WHP-TV (channel 21). WITF's programming is relayed on low-power digital translator station W20EU-D (channel 20) in Chambersburg.
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| City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Branding | WITF |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | WITF, Inc. |
| WITF-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 22, 1964 |
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| NET (1964–1970) | |
Call sign meaning | "It's Top Flight" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73083 |
| ERP | 50 kW 84 kW (CP) |
| HAAT | 411 m (1,348 ft) 431 m (1,414 ft) (CP) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°20′43.6″N 76°52′7.6″W |
| Translator(s) | W20EU-D 20 Chambersburg |
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| Website | www |
WITF-TV was established as the first public media outlet in the region in 1964 and was based in Hershey for its first 18 years of existence. It expanded into radio with WITF-FM in 1971 and moved to Harrisburg in 1982. The station's local initiatives include programs on topics of local interest as well as several collaborative ventures in statewide news and educational content.