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{{Short description|Non-profit public media corporation}}
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[[File:WJCT Studios.jpg|thumb|WJCT Studios, February 2021]]
'''WJCT''' is the [[public broadcasting]] station serving [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. It serves the [[First Coast]] region, and provides national and local programming through [[PBS]]-affiliated television station [[WJCT (TV)|WJCT]] (local digital channel 7), [[NPR]] member radio station [[WJCT-FM]] (channel 89.9), and '''WJCT Online'''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wjct.org/about/ |title= About WJCT |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2016 |website= www.wjct.org |publisher= WJCT |accessdate= August 22, 2016}}</ref>
'''WJCT, Inc.''' is a [[non-profit]] public media organization in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], United States. It operates [[PBS]] member television station [[WJCT (TV)|WJCT]] "Jax PBS" (channel 7) and [[NPR]] member radio station [[WJCT-FM]] 89.9, as well as their associated digital platforms.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wjct.org/about/ |title= About WJCT |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 2016 |website= www.wjct.org |publisher= WJCT |accessdate= August 22, 2016}}</ref> The company's studios and offices are located on Festival Park Avenue in the [[Downtown Jacksonville#Stadium District|Stadium District]] in downtown Jacksonville.


==History==
==History==
In 1952, Jacksonville podiatrist Dr. Heywood Dowling learned that the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) had reserved 242 local television channels for non-commercial educational use, including Jacksonville's Channel 7. Dowling launched a campaign to bring the First Coast its own educational television station. While many other public stations at the time were affiliated with universities, Dowling proposed that Jacksonville's station be owned and funded by the community. Civic leaders embraced the concept, and after years of fundraising, the FCC issued a broadcast license to WJCT on March 1, 1957.<ref name=Marbut>{{cite news |last= Marbut|first=Max |date= September 10, 2008 |title= WJCT marks its golden anniversary|url= https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/wjct-marks-its-golden-anniversary|work= [[Jacksonville Daily Record]]|access-date= June 19, 2019}}</ref>
In 1952, following a four-year-long freeze on awarding station licenses, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) revised its channel allocation table and reserved 242 frequencies, including channel 7 in Jacksonville, for [[noncommercial educational]] use. In Jacksonville, [[podiatry|podiatrist]] Dr. Heywood Dowling launched a campaign to bring educational television to the [[First Coast]] region. While many other public stations at the time were affiliated with universities, Dowling proposed that Jacksonville's station be owned and funded by the community. Civic leaders embraced the concept, and after years of fundraising, the FCC issued a [[Construction permit#broadcasting|construction permit]] for channel 7 on February 27, 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=FCC grants San Angelo ch. 3, educational Jacksonville ch. 7 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/57-OCR/1957-03-04-BC-OCR-Page-0066.pdf |periodical=Broadcasting - Telecasting |page=66 |date=March 4, 1957 |accessdate=June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=For the Record: Station authorizations, applications–New TV stations–Actions |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/57-OCR/1957-03-11-BC-OCR-Page-0107.pdf |periodical=Broadcasting - Telecasting |page=107 |date=March 11, 1957 |accessdate=June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Marbut>{{cite news |last= Marbut|first=Max |date= September 10, 2008 |title= WJCT marks its golden anniversary|url= https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/wjct-marks-its-golden-anniversary|work= [[Jacksonville Daily Record]]|access-date= June 19, 2019}}</ref>


[[WJCT (TV)|WJCT's television station]], Channel 7, first went on the air on September 10, 1958. Its first broadcast was a report by Governor of Florida [[LeRoy Collins]] on educational television. As Channel 7 initially had no production facility of its own, it used the studios of the city's two commercial stations, [[WJXT|Channel 4]] and [[WTLV|Channel 12]].<ref name=Marbut/> It was Florida's second public television station, following Miami's [[WPBT]]. Its service area extended past Jacksonville to Live Oak, St. Augustine, and Palatka, Florida, and [[Folkston, Georgia]]. Its first month was dedicated to national programs from [[National Educational Television]].<ref name=AmericanArchive>{{cite web |url= https://americanarchive.org/participating-orgs/1347|title= WJCT |year=2019 |website= American Archive of Public Broadcasting|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
[[WJCT (TV)|WJCT television]] first went on the air on September 10, 1958. Its first broadcast was a report by then-Florida governor [[LeRoy Collins]] on educational television. As Channel 7 initially had no production facility of its own, it used the studios of the city's two commercial stations, WMBR-TV (channel 4, now [[WJXT]]) and WFGA-TV (channel 12, now [[WTLV]]).<ref name=Marbut/> It was Florida's second public television station, following [[WPBT|WTHS-TV]] in [[Miami]]. Its service area extended past Jacksonville to [[Live Oak, Florida|Live Oak]], [[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]], and [[Palatka, Florida]], and [[Folkston, Georgia]]. Its first month was dedicated to national programs from [[National Educational Television]].<ref name=AmericanArchive>{{cite web |url= https://americanarchive.org/participating-orgs/1347|title= WJCT |year=2019 |website= American Archive of Public Broadcasting|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>


WJCT added a radio station, [[WJCT-FM]], in 1972. Originally on air under the name "Stereo 90", WJCT-FM's broadcasting covered music, fine arts, news, and public affairs. In October 1973, WJCT produced its first television and radio [[simulcast]] of a concert by the [[Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name=AmericanArchive/><ref name=Marbut/>
WJCT added radio station [[WJCT-FM]] in 1972. Originally on air under the name "Stereo 90", WJCT-FM's broadcasting covered music, fine arts, news, and public affairs. In October 1973, WJCT produced its first television and radio [[simulcast]] of a concert by the [[Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name=AmericanArchive/><ref name=Marbut/>


In 2014, WJCT spearheaded the Digital Convergence Alliance Network Operations Center (DCA-NOC), a central master control operation funded by a grant from the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]]. This was the first network operations center developed in a partnership of 11 public broadcasting companies.<ref name=AmericanArchive/>
In 2014, WJCT spearheaded the Digital Convergence Alliance Network Operations Center (DCA-NOC), a central master control operation funded by a grant from the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]]. This was the first network operations center developed in a partnership of 11 public broadcasting companies.<ref name=AmericanArchive/>
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==Television==
==Television==
{{main|WJCT (TV)}}
{{main|WJCT (TV)}}
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The schedule of WJCT television, known as "Jax PBS", includes programming from [[PBS]] and other programming services, including the [[BBC]] and [[American Public Television]]. WJCT also produces and broadcasts local news, [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] programs, and documentaries. Subchannels include [[Create (TV network)|Create]], [[PBS Kids]], and [[World Channel|World]].
WJCT's [[television station]] transmits on [[virtual channel|virtual]] and [[Very high frequency|VHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 7, and is the [[PBS]] [[network affiliate#Member stations|member station]] for the Jacksonville area. Its studio facilities are located on Festival Park Avenue, near [[EverBank Field]] in [[Downtown Jacksonville]]'s [[Downtown Jacksonville#Stadium District|Stadium District]] and its transmitter is located on Hogan Road in the Killarney Shores neighborhood. On [[cable television|cable]], the station is available on [[Xfinity|Comcast Xfinity]] channel 8 (cable channel 7 is occupied by a [[leased access]] channel) and in [[high-definition television|high definition]] on [[digital cable|digital]] channel 440.


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On April 6, 2009, as part of the television industry's conversion to digital broadcasting, WJCT commenced operation on digital channel 9, and its analog signal on channel 7 left the air for good.<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf|title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds|website=hraunfoss.fcc.gov|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf|archive-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.jacksonville.com/business/2009-02-05/story/jacksonville_tv_stations_might_not_wait_long_to_switch_to_digital Jacksonville TV stations might not wait to switch to digital], ''[[The Florida Times-Union]]'', February 6, 2009.</ref>
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The station first signed on the air on September 10, 1958. WJCT's schedule includes programming from [[PBS]] and other programming services, including the [[BBC]] and [[American Public Television]]. WJCT also produces and broadcasts local news, [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] programs and documentaries.

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On April 6, 2009, WJCT's analog signal on channel 7 left the air for good.<ref name="Analog to Digital">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf</ref><ref>[http://www.jacksonville.com/business/2009-02-05/story/jacksonville_tv_stations_might_not_wait_long_to_switch_to_digital Jacksonville TV stations might not wait to switch to digital], ''[[The Florida Times-Union]]'', February 6, 2009.</ref>

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|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
! Programming<ref name=rei>{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WJCT|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WJCT#station|website=RabbitEars.Info|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 7.1 || [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WJCT-HD || Main WJCT programming / [[PBS]]
|-
| 7.2 || rowspan=4| [[480i]] || [[4:3]] || Create || [[Create (TV network)|Create]]
|-
| 7.3 || rowspan=3| 16:9 || World || [[World (TV channel)|World]]
|-
| 7.4 || More || WJCT More! {{small|(6 p.m.-6 a.m.)}}<br>[[The Florida Channel]] {{small|(6 a.m.-6 p.m.)}}
|-
| 7.5 || Kids || [[PBS Kids]]
|-
|}

===WJCT-TV (7.1)===
WJCT Public Television began broadcasting on September 10, 1958. WJCT offers more than 52 hours per week of children's educational series and features primetime programming from [[PBS]], American Public Television, BBC and NET. Drama, science, history, fine arts, music and public affairs are among the program genres featured. WJCT also produces and broadcasts local news and public affairs programs and documentaries.<ref>WJCT's Media Showcase</ref>

===WJCT Create (7.2)===
Create TV was launched in 2006 to serve viewers' interest in ''[[do-it-yourself]]'' programs. Program genres seen on Create® TV include public television series and specials on cooking, travel, home improvement, gardening, arts and crafts, and other lifestyle interests. The programs seen on Create TV come from American Public Television, The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).<ref>http://createtv.com/about/</ref>

===WJCT Kids (7.3)===
PBS Kids is a 24/7, full-service multicast channel featuring children's programming.<ref>http://worldchannel.org/about/</ref>

===WJCT More! (7.4)===
WJCT's fourth television channel features two major blocks of programming. The first programming block is [[The Florida Channel]]. The second programming block is additional (hence the name "More!") programming similar to the kind seen regularly on WJCT-TV (7.1), which airs when the Florida Channel is not operating. This programming block is often either themed by genre or features marathons of a specific show.

===Florida Knowledge Network===

WJCT previously operated a fourth subchannel that operated in a timeshare format in the same manner as digital subchannel 7.4, consisting of [[Florida Knowledge Network]] (airing weekdays from 6:00&nbsp;a.m. to 6:00&nbsp;p.m.) and "WJCT Informational" (airing weekdays from 6:00&nbsp;p.m. to 6:00&nbsp;a.m. and all day on weekends); this service was discontinued July 1, 2011 following the closure of the Florida Knowledge Network.

===WJCT World (7.5)===
WORLD℠ is a 24/7, full service multicast channel featuring public television's signature nonfiction documentary, science and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers.<ref>http://pbskids.org/</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PBS 24/7 Kids Channel|url=http://www.wjct.org/247kids/|publisher=WJCT|accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref>


==Radio==
==Radio==
{{main|WJCT-FM}}
{{main|WJCT-FM}}
WJCT-FM (89.9&nbsp;MHz) is the [[NPR]]-member [[public radio]] station in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. The station has been on the air since 1972, and airs NPR news and talk during the week and a mix of news, talk, eclectic music on weekends. Original programming includes ''First Coast Connect'' and locally produced music shows specializing in chill out, indie, blues, country, doo wop and more.
WJCT-FM (89.9&nbsp;MHz) is the primary public radio station in Jacksonville, offering four streams of programming over its [[HD Radio]] signal and online. The main subchannel and analog broadcast consists of nationally syndicated public talk shows as well as ''First Coast Connect'', its flagship local news program. Additional subchannels carry the [[Classical 24]] classical music service and two other music services: Anthology, a mix of music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and The Independent, focusing on new and local music. WJCT also operates the regional [[radio reading service]], broadcast as an analog subcarrier for the visually impaired and streamed online.

===WJCT Public Radio (89.9 FM, HD1)===
Launched in 1972, 89.9 WJCT-FM is WJCT's original radio channel. Programming consists of news and public affairs programming during the day and music programs at night.

===WJCT Arts (89.9 HD2)===
WJCT Arts is a 24/7 HD radio station featuring classical music.

===Relax Radio (89.9 HD3)===
Relax Radio is a 24/7 HD radio station featuring more than 3,500 [[easy listening]] songs that span the spectrum of time, from [[Bing Crosby]] to [[Michael Bublé]].

When Jacksonville's premier easy listening radio station of half a century went off the air in late 2014, listeners contacted WJCT in hopes that something could be done to fill the void left in the community. WJCT created Relax Radio in response to these requests. Relax blends oldies, light jazz, orchestral pop, music from the Great American Songbook and new favorites in a fresh way intended to appeal to baby boomers and younger listeners alike. The 24-hour music service also features NPR News updates and weather information at the top of every hour.<ref name="wjct.org">http://www.wjct.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-CPB-Report-Final_01.pdf</ref>

==Online and digital services==

===WJCT Online===
The official WJCT website offers extensive content including television and radio schedules, local news, corporate and station news, digital channel information, events, educational/kids pages, podcasts, blogs, access to on-demand video streaming of local productions,<ref>http://www.wjct.org/ondemand/</ref> and more.<ref>WJCT Media Showcase</ref>

===WJCT News===
On April 1, 2013, WJCT launched WJCT News,<ref>http://news.wjct.org/</ref> an online news source to complement the news reports and programming on 89.9 WJCT-FM. WJCT News features local and national news stories, photos and bios of WJCT's news team, podcasts, information about locally produced programs, and tools to stream 89.9 WJCT-FM live.<ref>http://www.wjct.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wjct-annual-report-2013.pdf</ref>

===The WJCT App===
The WJCT App, launched in October 2015, provides access to PBS programs on demand (including PBS Kids programs), WJCT's radio and television schedules, WJCT News and more. Use of the app is not limited to WJCT's listening and viewing area. The WJCT App is free to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play.<ref name="wjct.org"/>

===WJCT Radio Reading Service===
Broadcast on a closed-circuit subchannel of 89.9 WJCT-FM, this 24/7 service provides readings of local and national newspapers, books and other materials to assist visually impaired individuals.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wjct.org/ WJCT-TV PBS 7's official website]
*[http://www.wjct.org/ WJCT-TV PBS 7's official website]
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WJCT, Inc. is a non-profit public media organization in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It operates PBS member television station WJCT "Jax PBS" (channel 7) and NPR member radio station WJCT-FM 89.9, as well as their associated digital platforms.[1] The company's studios and offices are located on Festival Park Avenue in the Stadium District in downtown Jacksonville.

History

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In 1952, following a four-year-long freeze on awarding station licenses, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revised its channel allocation table and reserved 242 frequencies, including channel 7 in Jacksonville, for noncommercial educational use. In Jacksonville, podiatrist Dr. Heywood Dowling launched a campaign to bring educational television to the First Coast region. While many other public stations at the time were affiliated with universities, Dowling proposed that Jacksonville's station be owned and funded by the community. Civic leaders embraced the concept, and after years of fundraising, the FCC issued a construction permit for channel 7 on February 27, 1957.[2][3][4]

WJCT television first went on the air on September 10, 1958. Its first broadcast was a report by then-Florida governor LeRoy Collins on educational television. As Channel 7 initially had no production facility of its own, it used the studios of the city's two commercial stations, WMBR-TV (channel 4, now WJXT) and WFGA-TV (channel 12, now WTLV).[4] It was Florida's second public television station, following WTHS-TV in Miami. Its service area extended past Jacksonville to Live Oak, St. Augustine, and Palatka, Florida, and Folkston, Georgia. Its first month was dedicated to national programs from National Educational Television.[5]

WJCT added radio station WJCT-FM in 1972. Originally on air under the name "Stereo 90", WJCT-FM's broadcasting covered music, fine arts, news, and public affairs. In October 1973, WJCT produced its first television and radio simulcast of a concert by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.[5][4]

In 2014, WJCT spearheaded the Digital Convergence Alliance Network Operations Center (DCA-NOC), a central master control operation funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This was the first network operations center developed in a partnership of 11 public broadcasting companies.[5]

Television

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Main article: WJCT (TV)

The schedule of WJCT television, known as "Jax PBS", includes programming from PBS and other programming services, including the BBC and American Public Television. WJCT also produces and broadcasts local news, public affairs programs, and documentaries. Subchannels include Create, PBS Kids, and World.

On April 6, 2009, as part of the television industry's conversion to digital broadcasting, WJCT commenced operation on digital channel 9, and its analog signal on channel 7 left the air for good.[6][7]

Radio

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Main article: WJCT-FM

WJCT-FM (89.9 MHz) is the primary public radio station in Jacksonville, offering four streams of programming over its HD Radio signal and online. The main subchannel and analog broadcast consists of nationally syndicated public talk shows as well as First Coast Connect, its flagship local news program. Additional subchannels carry the Classical 24 classical music service and two other music services: Anthology, a mix of music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and The Independent, focusing on new and local music. WJCT also operates the regional radio reading service, broadcast as an analog subcarrier for the visually impaired and streamed online.

References

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  1. ^ "About WJCT". www.wjct.org. WJCT. 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "FCC grants San Angelo ch. 3, educational Jacksonville ch. 7" (PDF). Broadcasting - Telecasting. March 4, 1957. p. 66. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "For the Record: Station authorizations, applications–New TV stations–Actions" (PDF). Broadcasting - Telecasting. March 11, 1957. p. 107. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Marbut, Max (September 10, 2008). "WJCT marks its golden anniversary". Jacksonville Daily Record. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "WJCT". American Archive of Public Broadcasting. 2019.
  6. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). hraunfoss.fcc.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Jacksonville TV stations might not wait to switch to digital, The Florida Times-Union, February 6, 2009.
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