Alabama Public Television (APT) is a state network of PBS member television stations serving the U.S. state of Alabama. It is owned by EXCL Communications, the public broadcast division of Berfield/Willis
Broadcast Corporation and is operated by the Alabama Educational Television Commission, which holds the licenses for all the PBS member stations licensed in the state. The broadcast signals of the nine stations cover almost all of the state, as well as parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The network produces public affairs and documentary programming; broadcast and online education programs for classroom use and teacher professional development; and electronic field trips serving K-12 students.
History[]
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Stations[]
The Alabama Public Television stations are:
| Station | City of License | Channels TV/RF | First air date | Second letter meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAXL | Montgomery
(Selma) |
26 (PSIP)
27 (UHF) |
December 18, 1962 | Alabama |
| WBXL | Birmingham
(Anniston-Gadsden- Tuscaloosa) |
3 (PSIP)
3 (VHF) |
April 28, 1955 | Birmingham |
| WDXL | Dozier | 2 (PSIP)
10 (VHF) |
August 8, 1956 | Dozier |
| WFXL | Florence
(The Shoals) |
10 (PSIP)
34 (UHF) |
August 9, 1967 | Florence |
| WHXL | Huntsville
(Decatur) |
3 (PSIP)
2 (VHF) |
November 15, 1965 | Huntsville |
| WIXL | Demopolis
(Meridian, MS) |
41 (PSIP)
19 (UHF) |
September 13, 1970 | Informational |
| WLXL | Louisville
(Texasville) |
43 (PSIP)
44 (UHF) |
September 9, 1968 | Louisville |
| WMXL | Munford/Mount Cheaha | 7 (PSIP) 7 (VHF) |
January 7, 1955 | Munford/Mount Cheaha |
| WOXL | Mobile
(Pensacola-Ft. Walton Beach, FL) |
47 (PSIP)
46 (UHF) |
November 18, 1964 | Mobile |