BCC’s television station, WBCC, will broadcast Central Florida’s primary PBS channel, WUCF TV, in high definition beginning July 1, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger, UCF President John C. Hitt and BCC President James A. Drake announced today. on Sunday evenings. Community Communications initially planned to sell the station to Community Educators of Orlando, a nonprofit controlled by Marcus Lamb, head of the Daystar Television Network. WSRE, Pensacola Each of these new public television channels will immerse viewers of all ages in new scientific discoveries, public and cultural affairs and do-it-yourself ventures and specials on cooking, travel and other lifestyle interests. 4000 Central Florida Blvd. In 1963, the public school systems of Orange, Volusia, Lake, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard and Flagler counties formed Florida Central East Coast Educational Television with the goal of winning the license for channel 24. However, BCC retained its license and the WBCC call letters. In 1978, WMFE moved to the Union Park neighborhood east of Orlando, on the corner of SR 50 and O'Berry Hoover Road at the studios previously used by defunct independent station WSWB-TV. Owned by the University of Central Florida, it is the region's sole PBS member station, reaching an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its viewing area. WUCF TV launched July 1, 2011, providing uninterrupted access to PBS programming to more than 3.5 million Central Floridians across nine counties. In this “Nature” special, experience the true story of a writer and naturalist as he raises a family of turkey chicks. The UCF-BCC partnership is working with cable and satellite providers to determine the channels that will carry the new channel. PBS KIDS is the nation’s most trusted educational media brand and has been proven to help children succeed in the classroom and in life. WUCF TV also will broadcast seven hours of PBS KIDS programming each weekday. WBCC and UCFTV will continue to provide high-quality local and PBS programming, remaining separate from the new WUCF TV channel. Its range of programming will include art and culture, history and military, business and finance, nature and science, children’s programming and more, Glisch added. The new station became the Orlando market's only PBS station, as WDSC-TV in Daytona Beach left PBS on July 1, concurrent with WMFE's departure from PBS and the launch of WUCF. In 2012, PBS programming returned to WMFE, as the station's ownership announced that it would sell all of the station's assets, except the studio facilities, to UCF for $3.3 million. WJCT, Jacksonville In the meantime, WDBO-TV (now WKMG-TV) and WLOF-TV (now WFTV) donated air time for educational Spanish-language and Florida history programs produced by the group. With our viewers’ support, I know that WUCF TV will be a success.”. WBCC first started airing PBS programming in January 2002 as one of the secondary channels in the Orlando market. The channel also will feature first-class local content about the Central Florida community. — “My Life as a Turkey” airs at 8 p.m. Nov. 21. June 2, 2011. Because WUCF Create is a local broadcast channel, there is a good chance you are one of the 90% of households that can receive this channel for free with a TV antenna. BCC and UCF have a long history of working together and operating and producing programming for television channels.