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City | Plattsburgh, New York |
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Owner | Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council |
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First air date | March 6, 1977 |
Former call signs | WNNE-TV (CP, 1970–1975)[1] |
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Call sign meaning | Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties, New York (primary coverage area) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 46755 |
ERP | 67 kW |
HAAT | 741.7 m (2,433 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°41′43″N 73°52′59″W / 44.69528°N 73.88306°W |
Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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Public license information | |
Website | mountainlake |
WCFE-TV (channel 57) is a PBS member television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving the Champlain Valley and Greater Montreal areas. Owned by the Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council, the station maintains studios at One Sesame Street in Plattsburgh, and its transmitter is located atop Lyon Mountain, between Plattsburgh and nearby Malone. WCFE-TV is branded as Mountain Lake PBS; this name was adopted to reflect Plattsburgh's location between the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain.
WCFE-TV services northeastern New York, most of Vermont, Eastern Ontario, Canada (including Cornwall and parts of Ottawa), and parts of Southern Quebec (including Montreal) on cable, and parts of New Hampshire and northern New York east of Massena on satellite.[3]