WLRN-TV

WLRN-TV
CityMiami, Florida
Channels
BrandingWLRN
WLRN Public Television
Programming
Affiliations17.1: PBS
Ownership
Owner
OperatorFriends of WLRN
WLRN-FM
History
First air date
September 7, 1962 (1962-09-07)
Former call signs
WSEC-TV (1962–1973)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 17 (UHF, 1962–2009)
  • Digital: 20 (UHF, 2003–2019)
NET (1962–1970)
Call sign meaning
"Learn"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66358
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT301.7 m (989.8 ft)
Transmitter coordinates25°58′47″N 80°11′45″W / 25.97972°N 80.19583°W / 25.97972; -80.19583
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wlrn.org

WLRN-TV (channel 17) is a secondary PBS member television station in Miami, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district alongside NPR member WLRN-FM 91.3; the two outlets are operated under a management agreement by Friends of WLRN, the stations' fundraising arm. WLRN-TV and WLRN-FM share studios at the ABM Telecommunications Center on Northeast 15th Street and 1st Avenue in Miami and transmitter facilities on Southwest 52nd Avenue in Pembroke Park, Florida.

WLRN-TV is one of two PBS member stations serving the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market, the other being WPBT (channel 2), owned by South Florida PBS. Originally a secondary station to channel 2 when it was WTHS-TV, the effective split of community and public licensees in the late 1970s made channel 17 the only TV station operated by the school system. WLRN-TV's local productions include documentaries and special-interest programs on South Florida, and it also airs independently produced Spanish-language programs on Sundays.