WNOT-DT
| Toronto–Oakland, Ontario Canada | |
|---|---|
| City | Toronto |
| Channels | Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 17 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ontario Public Media (Ontario Educational Communications Authority) |
| Sister stations | WNED-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | April 29, 1961 |
| Former channel number(s) |
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| Former affiliations | NET (1961–1970) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
WNOT-TV is the primary PBS member television station licensed to Toronto-Oakland, Ontario, Canada. The station is co-owned by Ontario Public Media and Warner Bros. WNOT-TV consists of thirty-nine communities, twenty full-power television relays, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over 20 radio stations and frequencies. Broadcasts include local and regional programming as well as television programs from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Time Warner, and American Public Television (APT). The station also produces (or co-produces in case of a co-production) radio programs from National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media (APM), Public Radio Exchange (PRX), and the BBC World Service, among other radio distributors. Its primary headquarters and television studios are located within Toronto, Ontario.
Transmitters
WNOT-DT has thirty-one transmitters which together serve the whole Canadian province of Ontario via the FCC, as part of a special grant to broadcast from the CRTC.
| No. | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglia | 539,140 |
| 2 | Barrie | 141,434 |
| 3 | Beardmore | 79,543 |
| 4 | Brampton | 593,638 |
| 5 | Chatham | 43,550 |
| 6 | Elliott | 10,471 |
| 7 | Geraldton | 49,636 |
| 8 | Hamilton | 536,917 |
| 9 | Hornepayne | 10,980 |
| 10 | Huntsville | 21,147 |
| 11 | Kenora | 14,967 |
| 12 | Kitchener | 233,222 |
| 13 | London | 383,282 |
| 14 | Manitouwadge | 12,937 |
| 15 | Marathon | 30,273 |
| 16 | Mississauga | 721,599 |
| 17 | Nicholson | 24,931 |
| 18 | Normandale | 64,093 |
| 19 | Owen Sound | 21,349 |
| 20 | Ottawa | 934,243 |
| 21 | Parry Sound | 63,879 |
| 22 | Richmond | 195,202 |
| 23 | Sarnia | 71,593 |
| 24 | Sudbury | 161,531 |
| 25 | Toronto | 2,371,579 |
| 26 | Vaughan | 306,239 |
| 27 | Wales | 139,092 |
| 28 | Wawa | 20,705 |
| 29 | White River | 557,000 |
| 30 | Windsor | |
| 31 | Wingham |
Programming
Notable programming that WNOT has produced for PBS nationally includes Political Month (1963), Sesame Street (1969), Theatrical (1971), Oldtimes (1974), Soundstage (1979), Powerhouse (1982), Reading Rainbow (1983), Police Stop (1985), Fireman Sam (1987), Square One (1988), Shining Time Station (1989), Caillou (1997), Max & Ruby (2002), My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003), and Aloha Rodeo (2011). The company also produced PBS Hockey Night from 1967 until October 2005, after which NBC acquired the rights from Ontario Public Television.
Staff
- Director(s): Alan Littler, Alex Neekilappappy, Anthony Bianco, Beverly Omere, Cody Taylor, Collin Rosales, Corrado Santacroce, Diana Agostino, Donald Iheonu, Elijah Odjokoh, Evan Ledda, Fitsum Gebrekirstos, Fiona Yohanns, Hailey Cordner, James Rzeznik, Jay Costea, Jhaleya Black, Johnny A. Serber, Junjie Xiong, Kezya Seko, Laurice Viscarra, Liam Hogan, Melissa Dinha, Michelle Agostino, Mischa Mallari, Nick Marquez, Oreo Nahid, Peter Grosdanof, Phillip Semanic, Praveen Srisegar, Sameer Nadeem, Shaheem Hutchinson, Shayle Valentine, Sofia Drusian, Thomas Faween, Trevor Agne, Yannick Newell, Zenith Zulueta
