The Florida Channel is a

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operated by

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WFSU-TV WFSU-TV (channel 11) is a PBS member television station in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is owned by Florida State University alongside NPR members WFSU-FM (88.9) and WFSQ (91.5 FM). The three stations share studios at the Public Broad ...

and the Florida State Legislature. The channel is currently carried by 46

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systems throughout the

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either on a part-time or full-time basis as well as through up to 18 live Internet streams and via

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. The station operates 24 hours a day though its normal broadcast schedule starts at 6:00 a.m. ET and ends at 6:00 p.m. ET, with the day's programming repeated in a loop throughout the night. The Florida Channel also airs on the digital subchannels of most Florida

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member stations and on some public independent and local cable-only stations. When the state legislature is in session, live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the

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and the

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is carried until the end of legislative business and is then usually followed by ''Capitol Update'' at 5:30 p.m. ET, which provides comprehensive coverage of each day's most significant legislative events. When the legislature is not in session, other live gavel-to-gavel programming is carried, including the

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, the meeting of the

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and cabinet and the Florida Public Service Commission meetings. When there are no live gavel-to-gavel meetings, other local or statewide public affairs programming is carried out. The Florida Channel's offices and studios are located on the 9th floor of the Capitol Building in

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Current affiliates

The following is a list of current affiliates of the Florida Channel, which includes "over-the-air" and local and systemwide cable networks in addition to the live stream available on their website and using the Roku streaming device.

Controversy

In June 2011, it was revealed that the Florida Channel would receive $1.8 million for continued operation of the network, as part of the $2.8 million in funding that WFSU would receive. This was despite the $4.8 million of funding to other public radio and television stations vetoed by Governor

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in May 2011.

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External links

* Television stations in Tallahassee, Florida Commercial-free television networks Television networks in the United States Florida State University Florida Legislature Legislature broadcasters in the United States {{Florida-tv-station-stub