Inside MPTV - Milwaukee Public Television

 

MPTV is a Public Television station that broadcasts ten channels. The station is a viewer supported service of MATC. It is located on the fourth and fifth floor in the C building inside Milwaukee Area Technical Collage. MPTV is on the cutting edge of technology. They were one of the first to test and broadcast High Definition TV and Digital TV.

 

Broadcast Channels and Frequencys

Broadcast Channel Station ID Frequency Time Warner Cable

Channel 10

WMVS

 

 192 - 198 MHz Channel 10
Channel 36 WMVT 602 - 608 MHz Channel 16
Channel 36 -1

High Definition

1080i

596 - 602 MHz

Channel 35 HD - 1

 Channel 510
Channel 10 - 1

WMVS

3 - Delay

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-1

 Channel 550
Channel 10 - 2

WMVT

3 - Delay

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-2

 Channel 551
Channel 10 - 3

PBS - YOU

University

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-3

 Channel 552
Channel 10 -4 PBS - KIDS

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-4

 Channel 552
Channel 10 - 5

MPTV Weather

w / Classical Music

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-5

 Channel 554
Channel 10 - 6

MPTV Weather

National Weather Service

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-6

  
Channel 10 - 7

MPTV Weather

w / Jazz Music

180 - 186 MHz

Channel 8 SD-7

  

 

This site looks inside MPTV, its technology and operations. This stuff is so complex, it is amazing that it all works so well. Operations, production, engineering, and maintenance staff do their magic to make everything perfect to the viewer.

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