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Milwaukee Public Television, Channel 10 or MPTV-10
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10 ( VHF )
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8 (VHF)
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PBS (Charter member from 1969 )
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1957
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Milwaukee
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'''M'''ilwaukee '''V'''ocational '''S'''chools
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Milwaukee Area Technical College
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(Channel 10) is a television station located in
Milwaukee ,
Wisconsin . Its signal covers most of southeastern Wisconsin, including the cities of
Racine ,
Kenosha ,
Sheboygan , and
Waukesha .
WMVS is a noncommercial public broadcasting station, and is a member of
PBS . WMVS' owner,
Milwaukee Area Technical College , also owns sister Milwaukee PBS affiliate
WMVT . Both stations together refer to themselves collectively as ''Milwaukee Public Television''.
WMVS' digital signal on Channel 8 (virtual channels 10-1 through 7) is used to multicast seven different channels; 2 channels devoted to a 3-hour delay of both WMVS and WMVT feeds, a telecourse and a children's programming channel, both provided by PBS, and three channels with
Doppler Radar video from the Sullivan, Wisconsin
National Weather Service office, and either
Weatheradio ,
Classical Music or international news as audio on each of these channels. At times, one of the Doppler channels is used to feature a 24/7 video feed of the
Nest of a
Bald Eagle and its hatchlings somewhere in Northern Wisconsin.
WMVS does not use this channel for
HDTV content, instead using WMVT's Channel 35-1 as their main high-quality HDTV channel for PBS Digital programs. The station's annual fundraising
Auction in May has been broadcast in HD since
2003 .
WMVS began broadcasting on
October 28 ,
1957 , as the 28th educational television station in the
United States .
