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Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc. is a
not-for-profit corporation A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
located in
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
that operates WFYI Public Television (channel 20, digital channels 20.1, 20.2 and 20.3) and WFYI-FM Public Radio (90.1 FM & HD1 and HD2, publicly branded as "The Point"), which are member stations of the
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(PBS) and
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(NPR), respectively. Digital TV channel 20.1 (WFYI 1) primarily broadcasts mainline PBS Kids programming during the day and both locally produced and nationally produced and distributed PBS productions in the evenings and overnight. Digital TV channel 20.2 (WFYI 2) operates as "
PBS Kids PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, ...
," airing children's programming. Digital TV channel 20.3 (WFYI 3) airs some re-runs of nationally developed programming as well as elements of the national " Create" network, which focuses programming on "how-to" types of educational TV. The beginnings of the "Indiana Channel" are also aired weekly on WFYI 3. The corporation is headquartered at 1630 N. Meridian Street in Indianapolis.


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WFYI website
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