Vermont PBS
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Vermont Public Television (VPT) is a network of public television stations throughout the state of Vermont, affiliated with PBS. It has been operational since October 16, 1967. Until the early 1990s, it was known as Vermont Educational Television, or Vermont ETV (which is still the network's corporate name).
Stations
Current
- WETK/DT 33/32 Burlington (Educational Television)
- WVER/DT 28/9 Rutland (VERmont)
- WVTA/DT 41/24 Windsor (VT=postal abbreviation of Vermont)
- WVTB/DT 20/18 St. Johnsbury (VT=postal abbreviation of Vermont)
Translator stations
- W36AX 36 Manchester
- W53AS 53 Bennington
VPT's studios and offices are in Colchester, near Burlington.
Broadcast area
Vermont Public Television's broadcast signal reaches throughout Vermont and into bordering regions of New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and southern Quebec, including Montreal.
On cable, VPT can be seen on Comcast, Burlington channel 6 and Bennington channel 7, and Charter Plattsburgh channel 3. On Vidéotron, it can be seen on channel 64 in west Montreal, channel 6 in central and east Montreal, and channel 55 on Illico digital cable.
Some VPT-produced programs can also be seen on WGBY-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Fundraising
Although VPT fund-raising events target primarily Vermont viewers, they also target VPT's large viewing audience in Canada and accept Canadian dollars. VPT's viewership lives primarily in rural areas or in towns and small cities. The only major urban area that it reaches is Montreal — its southermost signal in Bennington does not reach New York's state capital of Albany, where it is not offered on cable.
This creates a unique set of problems. First, it shares the Montreal market with Plattsburgh, New York-based WCFE. Second, it must take into account that most of its members live in Canada, and most of its donations are in Canadian dollars. The fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Canadian and American dollar make budgeting difficult.
External links
- Vermont Public Television web site
- TV Hat : Trivial facts about Southern QC, Upstate NY and VT stations
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