Our Mission
PBS Fort Wayne engages our community through content and collaborations that educate, inform, inspire, and entertain.
Our Vision
As a trusted community partner, PBS Fort Wayne will be primary focal point for the advancement of arts, culture, history, education and the quality of life in our community.
Our Core Values
- Commitment to our community: PBS Fort Wayne contributes to a strong civil society and active community life, providing access to information and culture, extending education and offering varied viewpoints and sensibilities in its content and services.
- Respect for our audience: PBS Fort Wayne Respects the intelligence of our audience and their right and ability to form their own opinions.
- Diversity of perspectives: PBS Fort Wayne pursues fairness and responsiveness in content and services, with particular attention to reflecting diversity of demography, culture and beliefs.
- Accountability to our stakeholders: PBS Fort Wayne honors the respect our community and stakeholders have for us by remaining focused on our public service mission.
- Growth through teamwork: PBS Fort Wayne advances our staff’s knowledge and skills, utilizing their creativity and our organization’s capabilities to best serve our community and foster shared success.
- Integrity in everything we do: PBS Fort Wayne acts with the utmost care to protect and grow the trust placed in us by the community.
Our Channels
PBS39 broadcasts 24 hours a day over the air digital on UHF Channel 39, and within that bandwidth, broadcasts five TV Channels:
- PBS Fort Wayne/Channel 39.1 (also seen on Comcast Channel 3/Comcast Digital 240 and Comcast 1039-HD, Frontier FiOS Channel 3, 470 and 503-HD)
- PBSKids 39/Channel 39.2 (also seen on Comcast Digital 241, Frontier FiOS Channel 471)
- createTV/Channel 39-3 (also seen on Comcast Digital 242, Frontier FiOS Channel 472)
- 39-4 Explore/Channel 39.4 (also seen on Comcast Digital 243, Frontier FiOS Channel 473)
- 39.5/PBS39WX: Our 24/7 live weather radar channel (not yet available on cable, satellite and pay TV providers)
- To see where PBS Fort Wayne’s channels can be found on other area cable and pay-TV providers, click here.
Learn More
- PBS Fort Wayne CPB Annual Financial Report 2018
- PBS Fort Wayne Diversity Policy
- PBS Fort Wayne-2016-Diversity Report
- PBS Fort Wayne-FY2019 Audited Financial Statements
- PBS Fort Wayne’s 2019 Local Content And Service Report
- 2017 Fort Wayne Public Television, Inc. 990
- PBS Fort Wayne’s EEO Public Filing for 2018-2019
Contact us:
Via email: at info@wfwa.org
Via phone: at (260) 484-8839