WPDS-LP

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WPDS-LP
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Largo, Florida
Branding PDS-TV 14
Channels 14 (UHF) analog,
none digital
Affiliations none (educational)
Owner Pinellas County Schools
Founded early-1980s (cable);
1990 (UHF)
Call letters meaning W Pinellas District Schools
Former callsigns W14AW (early-1990s)
Transmitter Power 19.7kw
Website www.wpds.tv/

WPDS-LP is the low-power educational channel owned and operated by the Pinellas County school board, broadcasting educational programming for schoolchildren, plus board meetings and classic movies.

In addition to UHF channel 14 (which can be tuned in from most parts of Pinellas County), WPDS can be seen in Pinellas County on cable channel 14 on Bright House and Knology.

The station originally had its start in the early-1980s as a cable-only channel. In 1990, it opened a low-powered UHF channel on channel 14, to reach viewers that don't have cable. Initially as W14AW, it changed its calls to the current WPDS-LP in the mid-1990s.

While the station is onwed by the "School Board of Pinellas County" (more commonly-known as "Pinellas County Schools"), the station's calls are named after "Pinellas District Schools", which is the name used on public school buses in Pinellas County. All public school buses in Florida are named similarly.

The station's studios and transmitters are located at the School Board headquarters in downtown Largo.

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The WPDS calls were originally used in the Tampa Bay area in the early-1980s by an easy-listening station "WPDS-FM", "Paradise 93" (now WFLZ-FM). It was later used in Indianapolis from 1984 to 1985 as the first call letters used by present-day FOX affiliate, WXIN.

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Broadcast television in the Tampa / St. Petersburg / Sarasota market  (Nielsen DMA #12)

WEDU 3 (PBS) - WFLA 8 (NBC) - WTSP 10 (CBS) - WTVT 13 (Fox) - WLWA-LP 14 (Ind/Rel) - WPDS-LP 14 (Edu.) - W15CM 15 (AS) - WUSF 16 (PBS) - WHRT-CA 17 (Ind) - WSVT-CA 18 (DS) - WARP-CA 20 (MTV2) - WCLF 22 (CTN) - WXAX-LP 26 (AZA) - WFTS 28 (ABC) - WTAM-LP 30 (Multimedios)  - WMOR 32 (Ind) - W33CC 33 (Ind) - W34AW 34 (3ABN) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Pete city access) - W36CO 36 (TBN) - WTTA 38 (MNTV) - WWSB 40 (ABC) - W43CE 43 (Ind) - WTOG 44 (The CW) - W48CN 48 (TBN) - WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic/A1/NTV/CTV/DW) - WRMD-LP 49 (TEL) - WFTT 50 (TFU) - W56EB 56 (TBN) - W60CE 60 (TBN) - WVEA 62 (UNI) - WXPX 66 (i)
Local digital television channels

WYKE-LP 47 (FN)
Local cable television channels

Bay News 9  -  SNN News 6  -  Catch 47  -  FSN Florida  -  Sun Sports
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location

Fort Myers: WINK 11 (CBS) - WFTX 36 (Fox)
Orlando: WKMG 6 (CBS) - WFTV 9 (ABC) - WOFL 35 (Fox)
Gainesville: WUFT 5 (PBS)
Other Television Stations in the state of Florida

Miami - Fort Lauderdale: WPXM 35 (i, Miami) - WHDT-LP 44 (Ind., Miami) - WPPB 63 (Educational, Fort Lauderdale)

Tampa - St. Petersburg: WPDS-LP 14 (Educational, Largo) - WARP-CA 20 (MTV2, Tampa) - WMOR-TV 32 (Ind. / 4Kids TV, Lakeland) - WSPF-CA 35 (St. Petersburg City Access, St. Petersburg) -
WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic / America One / NTV / CTV Canada, Oldsmar) - WXPX 66 (i, Bradenton)

Jacksonville: WJXT 4 (Ind., Jacksonville) - WBXJ-CA 43 (MTV2, Jacksonville) - WPXJ-LP 54 (i, Jacksonville)

Tallahassee - Thomasville: WBXT-CA 43 (MTV2, Tallahassee)

Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne: WRDQ 27 (Ind., Orlando) - WZXZ-CA 36 (MTV2, Orlando) - WOPX 56 (i, Melbourne)

West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce: WHDT-DT 59 (DW/Ind., Stuart) - WPPB 63 (Educational, Boca Raton) - WPXP 67 (i, Lake Worth)

Panama City: WPCT 46 (Tourist, Panama City Beach) - WBIF 51 (RTN, Marianna)

Pensacola / Mobile: WBQP-CA 12 (A1/S@H/MTV2, Pensacola) - WJTC 44 (Ind., Pensacola) - WPAN 53 (S@H/JTV, Fort Walton Beach) - WAWD 58 (Tourist, Fort Walton Beach) -
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, Religious, and Spanish stations in Florida
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