WQLN (TV)

WQLN
WQLN's studio facility on Sesame Street in Erie (off Peach Street), a road shared with WJET-TV and WFXP to the south.
CityErie, Pennsylvania
Channels
BrandingWQLN PBS
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerPublic Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc.
WQLN-FM
History
First air date
August 13, 1967 (1967-08-13)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 54 (UHF, 1967–2008)
  • Digital: 50 (UHF, 2002–2019)
NET (1967–1970)
Call sign meaning
"We Question and Learn"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53716
ERP191 kW
HAAT277.7 m (911 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°2′33.3″N 80°3′55.8″W / 42.042583°N 80.065500°W / 42.042583; -80.065500 (WQLN)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wqln.org

WQLN (channel 54) is a PBS member television station in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc. alongside NPR member WQLN-FM (91.3). The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities in Summit Township on Peach Street, south of the Erie city limits; the road to the studios is named Sesame Street.

In addition to its local viewership in Northwestern Pennsylvania and portions of nearby Ohio and New York State, WQLN is also seen in the London, Ontario, area on Rogers Cable channel 8, and on other cable systems in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.