ThinkBright

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network_name = ThinkBright
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network_type = Educational television, public affairs, arts and culture
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country = United States
available = OTA digital television in New York
founded = 2001 in Buffalo
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owner = WNED-TV
launch_date = 2007 statewide
website = [http://www.ny.thinkbright.org ThinkBright.org]
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ThinkBright TV is a PBS television digital subchannel serving most of New York State. Its programming includes educational series, lifelong learning, arts and culture, childrens' shows and public affairs coverage with a focus on New York's people, places and heritage. [ [http://www.ny.thinkbright.org/AboutUs ThinkBright.org] ]

Introduced in 2001 by originating station WNED-TV Buffalo, ThinkBright's programming was extended to most New York communities (except New York City) on October 1, 2007.

Participating New York PBS digital member stations include:
* WPBS-TV 16.2 Watertown
* WMHT-TV 17.2 Schenectady (Troy-Albany)
* WNED-TV 17.3 Buffalo and Western NY
* WNPI-TV 18.2 Norwood (Potsdam)
* WXXI-TV 21.3 Rochester
* WCNY-TV 24.3 Syracuse
* WSKA-DT 30.3 Corning-Elmira
* WSKG-TV 46.3 Binghamton
* WCFE-TV 57.3 Plattsburgh

In most markets, it occupies these subchannels for twelve hours per day, with the remaining timeslots allocated to other educational programming sources such as Create.

Jim Connors, son of former DJ J.C. Connors, is the network's program coordinator. Involved in the creation of New York television programming since 2000, he devotes much of his time to production consulting. [ [http://www.acefest.com/fest08/ ACE film festival] ]

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