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imported>Wcquidditch: we appear to be moving away from including the ages of stations in the airdate field; etc.

2025-12-01T23:50:08Z

we appear to be moving away from including the ages of stations in the airdate field; etc.

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	\| callsign = WNET		\| callsign = WNET
	\| logo = WNET Thirteen 2022 logo.svg		\| logo = WNET Thirteen 2022 logo.svg
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	\| location = {{ubl\|[[Newark, New Jersey]]\|[[New York, New York]]}}		\| location = {{ubl\|[[Newark, New Jersey]]\|[[New York, New York]]}}
	\| country = US		\| country = US
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	\| owner = The WNET Group		\| owner = The WNET Group
	\| licensee = WNET		\| licensee = WNET
	\| airdate = {{Start date ~~and age~~\|1948\|5\|15~~\|p=y\|br=y~~}}		\| airdate = {{Start date\|1948\|5\|15}}
	\| callsign_meaning = [[National Educational Television]] (forerunner of PBS)		\| callsign_meaning = [[National Educational Television]] (forerunner of PBS)
	\| sister_stations = [[NJ PBS]], [[WEER (FM)\|WEER]], [[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]], [[WLIW-FM]], [[WMBQ-CD]], [[WNDT-CD]]		\| sister_stations = {{hlist\|[[NJ PBS]]\|[[WEER (FM)\|WEER]]\|[[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]]\|[[WLIW-FM]]\|[[WMBQ-CD]]\|[[WNDT-CD]]}}
	\| former_callsigns = {{ubl\|WATV (1948–1958)\|WNTA-TV (1958–1962)\|WNDT (1962–1970)}}		\| former_callsigns = {{ubl\|WATV (1948–1958)\|WNTA-TV (1958–1962)\|WNDT (1962–1970)}}
	\| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl\|'''Analog:''' 13 (VHF, 1948–2009)\|'''Digital:''' 61 ([[UHF]], 1998–2009)\|13 (VHF, 2009–2020)}}		\| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl\|'''Analog:''' 13 (VHF, 1948–2009)\|'''Digital:''' 61 ([[UHF]], 1998–2009)\|13 (VHF, 2009–2020)}}
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	'''WNET''' (channel 13), branded on-air as '''Thirteen''' (stylized as '''THIRTEEN'''), is a primary [[PBS]] member television station licensed to [[Newark, New Jersey]], United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org),<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1275018.pdf \|title=FCC Consent to Assignment \|website=fjallfoss.fcc.gov \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071654/https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1275018.pdf \|archive-date=June 21, 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> it is a [[sister station]] to the area's secondary PBS member, [[Garden City, New York]]–licensed [[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]] (channel 21), and two [[Class A television service\|class A]] stations: [[WMBQ-CD]] (channel 46), and [[WNDT-CD]] (channel 14, which [[frequency sharing\|shares spectrum]] with WNET). The WNET Group also operates New Jersey's PBS state network [[NJ PBS]], and the website NJ Spotlight through an outsourcing agreement.		'''WNET''' (channel 13), branded on-air as '''Thirteen''' (stylized as '''THIRTEEN'''), is a primary [[PBS]] member television station licensed to [[Newark, New Jersey]], United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and later as WNET.org),<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1275018.pdf \|title=FCC Consent to Assignment \|website=fjallfoss.fcc.gov \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071654/https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1275018.pdf \|archive-date=June 21, 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> it is a [[sister station]] to the area's secondary PBS member, [[Garden City, New York]]–licensed [[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]] (channel 21), and two [[Class A television service\|class A]] stations: [[WMBQ-CD]] (channel 46), and [[WNDT-CD]] (channel 14, which [[frequency sharing\|shares spectrum]] with WNET). The WNET Group also operates New Jersey's PBS state network [[NJ PBS]], and the website NJ Spotlight through an outsourcing agreement.

	WNET and WLIW share studios at [[One Worldwide Plaza]] in [[Midtown Manhattan~~]] with an auxiliary street-level studio in the [[Lincoln Center]] complex on Manhattan's [[Upper West Side~~]]; WNET's transmitter is located at [[One World Trade Center]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/8291/future-of-nyc-broadcast-tv-moving-to-1-wtc \|title=Future of NYC Broadcast TV Moving to 1 WTC \|last=Soseman \|first=Ned \|date=April 10, 2017 \|website=thebroadcastbridge.com \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070355/https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/8291/future-of-nyc-broadcast-tv-moving-to-1-wtc \|archive-date=June 21, 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		WNET and WLIW share studios at [[One Worldwide Plaza]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]]; WNET's transmitter is located at [[One World Trade Center]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/8291/future-of-nyc-broadcast-tv-moving-to-1-wtc \|title=Future of NYC Broadcast TV Moving to 1 WTC \|last=Soseman \|first=Ned \|date=April 10, 2017 \|website=thebroadcastbridge.com \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070355/https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/8291/future-of-nyc-broadcast-tv-moving-to-1-wtc \|archive-date=June 21, 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	=== Notable children's programs produced by WNET ===		=== Notable children's programs produced by WNET ===
	* ''[[Angelina Ballerina (TV series)\|Angelina Ballerina]]''* (~~2005–2009 and original series broadcast~~ 2002–2003; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]])		* ''[[Angelina Ballerina (TV series)\|Angelina Ballerina]]''* (2002–2003; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]])
	* ''[[Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps]]'' (2009–2011)		** ''[[Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps]]'' (2009–2011; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]])
	* ''[[Barney & Friends]]''* (1992–2010; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]]~~) (Original series~~)		* ''[[Barney & Friends]]''* (1992–2010; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]])
	* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''* (2005–2018; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]])		* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''* (2005–2018; produced with [[HIT Entertainment]])
	* ''Camp TV'' (2020–present)
	* ''[[Cyberchase]]'' (2002–present; produced with [[Nelvana]] seasons 1–5, season 4 with Flying Minds Entertainment, seasons 6–present with [[PiP Animation Services]] and Title Entertainment)		* ''[[Cyberchase]]'' (2002–present; produced with [[Nelvana]] seasons 1–5, season 4 with Flying Minds Entertainment, seasons 6–present with [[PiP Animation Services]] and Title Entertainment)
	* ''[[Franny's Feet]]'' (2004–2011; produced with [[Decode Entertainment]] and [[C.O.R.E.\|C.O.R.E. Toons]] for season 3)		* ''[[Franny's Feet]]'' (2004–2011; produced with [[Decode Entertainment]] and [[C.O.R.E.\|C.O.R.E. Toons]] for season 3)
	* ''~~Let's Learn~~'' (~~2020–present~~)		* ''[[Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks]]'' (2003–2007; produced with [[Mike Young Productions]], [[Crest Animation Studios\|Crest Communications]], and [[Sky Vision\|Entara Ltd.]])
	* ''[[Shining Time Station]]'' (1989–1993)		* ''[[Shining Time Station]]'' (1989–1993)
	* ''[[Space Racers]]''** (2014–present)		* ''[[Space Racers]]''** (2014–present; produced with Stardust Animation)
	* ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''* (2004–2017; produced with [[HiT Entertainment]])		* ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''* (2004–2017; produced with [[HiT Entertainment]])

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	WNET has also produced programming for public television stations distributed outside of the PBS system, including:		WNET has also produced programming for public television stations distributed outside of the PBS system, including:
			* ''Camp TV'' (2020–present)
	* ''In the Mix: The New Normal'', a co-production with ''[[In the Mix (TV series)\|In the Mix]]''		* ''In the Mix: The New Normal'', a co-production with ''[[In the Mix (TV series)\|In the Mix]]''
			* ''Let's Learn'' (2020–present)
	* ''Planet H2O''		* ''Planet H2O''
	* ''What's Up in Factories''		* ''What's Up in Factories''
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	\| [[1080i]] \|\| rowspan="2" \| [[16:9]] \|\| WNET-HD \|\| [[PBS]]		\| [[1080i]] \|\| rowspan="2" \| [[16:9]] \|\| WNET-HD \|\| [[PBS]]
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	! scope = "row" \| [[WLIW (TV)\|21.1]]		! scope = "row" \| [[WLIW (TV)\|21.1]]
	\| 1080i \|\| rowspan=2\|16:9 \|\| WLIW-HD \|\| [[PBS]] ([[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]])		\| 1080i \|\| rowspan=3\|16:9 \|\| WLIW-HD \|\| [[PBS]] ([[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]])
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	! scope = "row" \| [[WLIW (TV)\|21.3]]		! scope = "row" \| [[WLIW (TV)\|21.3]]
	\| 480i \|\| ~~World~~ \|\| [[World Channel]] ([[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]])		\| 480i \|\| WORLD \|\| [[World Channel]] ([[WLIW (TV)\|WLIW]])
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imported>GhostInTheMachine: clean up

2025-06-17T15:37:21Z

clean up

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	At least three prospective purchasers expressed interest in WNTA. The most prominent was the New York City-based group Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area (ETMA), a consortium of businesspeople, cultural leaders and educators who intended to turn channel 13 into New York City's educational station. By this time, it was obvious that the non-commercial frequency that the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) originally allocated to the city, [[UHF]] channel 25, would not be nearly adequate enough to cover a market that stretched from [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]], in the north to [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], in the south. Prior to 1964, when the FCC required television manufacturers to include UHF tuners in newer sets as per the [[All-Channel Receiver Act]] passed in 1961, most viewers could not view UHF stations except with an expensive converter; only a few manufacturers made sets with built-in UHF tuning. Even for those who could access UHF stations, reception was marginal even under the best conditions.		At least three prospective purchasers expressed interest in WNTA. The most prominent was the New York City-based group Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area (ETMA), a consortium of businesspeople, cultural leaders and educators who intended to turn channel 13 into New York City's educational station. By this time, it was obvious that the non-commercial frequency that the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) originally allocated to the city, [[UHF]] channel 25, would not be nearly adequate enough to cover a market that stretched from [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]], in the north to [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], in the south. Prior to 1964, when the FCC required television manufacturers to include UHF tuners in newer sets as per the [[All-Channel Receiver Act]] passed in 1961, most viewers could not view UHF stations except with an expensive converter; only a few manufacturers made sets with built-in UHF tuning. Even for those who could access UHF stations, reception was marginal even under the best conditions.

	With assistance from the [[University of the State of New York]], ETMA had attempted to purchase channel 13 and convert it into a non-commercial station in 1957, when Bremer Broadcasting first put the station on the block;<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-12-09-BC.pdf#page=66 \|title=N.Y. State Seeks WATV (TV)'S CH. 13 \|page=66) \|date=December 9, 1957 \|magazine=Broadcasting \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|via=World Radio History}}</ref> this bid was later withdrawn. This time ETMA was competing with NTA founding president [[Ely Landau]], who had formed a syndicate to buy the station after resigning from NTA; and David Susskind, who received financial backing from [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1961/1961-04-03-BC.pdf#page=33 \|title=The Dam Breaks in Station Sales" \|pages=33–35 \|date=April 3, 1961 \|magazine=Broadcasting \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|via=World Radio History}}</ref>		With assistance from the [[University of the State of New York]], ETMA had attempted to purchase channel 13 and convert it into a non-commercial station in 1957, when Bremer Broadcasting first put the station on the block;<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-12-09-BC.pdf#page=66 \|title=N.Y. State Seeks WATV (TV)'S CH. 13 \|page=66 \|date=December 9, 1957 \|magazine=Broadcasting \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|via=World Radio History}}</ref> this bid was later withdrawn. This time ETMA was competing with NTA founding president [[Ely Landau]], who had formed a syndicate to buy the station after resigning from NTA; and David Susskind, who received financial backing from [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1961/1961-04-03-BC.pdf#page=33 \|title=The Dam Breaks in Station Sales \|pages=33–35 \|date=April 3, 1961 \|magazine=Broadcasting \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|via=World Radio History}}</ref>

	ETMA's initial bid of $4 million was rejected by NTA,<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1961/1961-02-27-BC.pdf#page=36 \|title=$4 million offer to buy WNTA -TV called too low \|page=36 \|date=February 27, 1961 \|magazine=Broadcasting \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|via=World Radio History}}</ref> but the citizens' group remained persistent. With the support and guidance of [[National Educational Television]] (NET), ETMA later received an endorsement from newly appointed FCC chairman [[Newton N. Minow]], who established public hearings to discuss the fate of channel 13. The pendulum quickly shifted in favor of channel 13 going non-commercial, and the commercial suitors withdrew their interest.<ref name="JARVIK">{{Cite book \|title=PBS, Behind the Screen \|last=Jarvik \|first=Laurence \|publisher=Prima Lifestyles \|year=1996 \|isbn=978-0761506683 \|location=Rocklin, CA}}</ref>		ETMA's initial bid of $4 million was rejected by NTA,<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1961/1961-02-27-BC.pdf#page=36 \|title=$4 million offer to buy WNTA -TV called too low \|page=36 \|date=February 27, 1961 \|magazine=Broadcasting \|access-date=March 17, 2019 \|via=World Radio History}}</ref> but the citizens' group remained persistent. With the support and guidance of [[National Educational Television]] (NET), ETMA later received an endorsement from newly appointed FCC chairman [[Newton N. Minow]], who established public hearings to discuss the fate of channel 13. The pendulum quickly shifted in favor of channel 13 going non-commercial, and the commercial suitors withdrew their interest.<ref name="JARVIK">{{Cite book \|title=PBS, Behind the Screen \|last=Jarvik \|first=Laurence \|publisher=Prima Lifestyles \|year=1996 \|isbn=978-0761506683 \|location=Rocklin, CA}}</ref>
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	== Original productions ==		== Original productions ==
	{{Dynamic list}}		{{Dynamic list}}

	=== Notable general-audience programs produced by WNET ===		=== Notable general-audience programs produced by WNET ===
	WNET has produced, created and/or presented a number of PBS shows. This includes, but is not limited to:		WNET has produced, created and/or presented a number of PBS shows. This includes, but is not limited to:
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	===Board member influence on programming===		===Board member influence on programming===
	In November 2012, WNET was scheduled to air [[Alex Gibney]]'s film ''[[Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream]]'' produced by [[Independent Lens]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Gibney\|first1=Alex\|title=Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream\|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/~~videos~~/park-avenue~~-money-power-the-american-dream-2~~/\|website=Independent Lens\|publisher=PBS\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720203933/http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/park-avenue-money-power-the-american-dream-2/\|archive-date=July 20, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> The film compared the [[Economic inequality\|wealth gap]] between the New York residents of [[Park Avenue]] in the [[Bronx]] and the wealthy residents of an exclusive [[Manhattan]] apartment block at [[740 Park Avenue]], including [[David Koch]], a billionaire businessman and political activist.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Fuchs\|first1=Cynthia\|title=Park Avenue Money, Power and the American Dream\|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/165397-park-avenue-money-power-and-the-american-dream/\|website=PopMatters\|date=November 13, 2012\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719044745/http://www.popmatters.com/review/165397-park-avenue-money-power-and-the-american-dream/\|archive-date=July 19, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time Koch was a board member of WNET and was planning on making "a seven-figure donation—maybe more" to WNET.<ref name= PublicTVDavidKoch>{{cite magazine\|last1=Mayer\|first1=Jane\|title=A Word from Our Sponsor: Public television's attempts to placate David Koch.\|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/a-word-from-our-sponsor\|magazine=The New Yorker\|date=May 20, 2013\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716181134/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/a-word-from-our-sponsor\|archive-date=July 16, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> A furor erupted<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Bloomfield\|first1=Aubrey\|title=Citizen Koch: PBS Kills Koch Brothers-Critical Documentary For Fear Of Offending Them\|url=https://mic.com/articles/43793/citizen-koch-pbs-kills-koch-brothers-critical-documentary-for-fear-of-offending-them#.u9SU4qVkc\|website=MIC\|date=May 22, 2013 \|publisher=MIC Network, Inc.\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424111603/http://mic.com/articles/43793/citizen-koch-pbs-kills-koch-brothers-critical-documentary-for-fear-of-offending-them#.u9SU4qVkc\|archive-date=April 24, 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Weigel\|first1=David\|title=The Best Flacking the Kochs Can Buy?\|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/05/20/the_best_flacking_the_kochs_can_buy.html\|website=Slate\|date=May 20, 2013\|publisher=Weigel\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807030132/http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/05/20/the_best_flacking_the_kochs_can_buy.html\|archive-date=August 7, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=WNETPushDocs>{{cite web\|last1=Rainey\|first1=James\|title=Filmmakers Fight WNET Plan to Push Aside Documentaries\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/filmmakers-fight-wnet-plan-to-push-aside-documentaries-exclusive-1201424227/\|website=Variety (US Edition)\|date=February 6, 2015\|publisher=Variety Media LLC\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629110204/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/filmmakers-fight-wnet-plan-to-push-aside-documentaries-exclusive-1201424227/\|archive-date=June 29, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> when ''The New Yorker'' revealed in May 2013 that to appease Koch, the president of WNET, [[Neal Shapiro]], called Koch offering him the opportunity to screen Gibney's film before broadcast and rebut it after it aired with a written statement. Shapiro said to ''The New Yorker'' that he "just called David Koch. He's on our board. He's the biggest main character. No one else, just David Koch. Because he's a trustee. It's a courtesy. I can't remember doing anything like this [before]".<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /> WNET replaced the film's introduction by [[Stanley Tucci]] with a new introduction calling the film "controversial" and "provocative". Immediately after the broadcast, they aired a statement from [[Koch Industries]] criticizing the film as "disappointing and divisive", although a Koch spokesperson said David Koch had only watched the trailer. WNET followed the statement with an on-air round-table discussion where the moderator repeatedly mentioned that Koch's philanthropic contributions totaled a billion dollars.<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /> Gibney was not invited to appear at the round-table and was quoted as saying, "Why is WNET offering Mr. Koch special favors? And why did the station allow Koch to offer a critique of a film he hadn't even seen? Money. Money talks. They tried to undercut the credibility of the film, and I had no opportunity to defend it."<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /> Koch did not make the large donation to WNET and resigned from their board on May 16, 2013.<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sefton\|first1=dru\|title=Was resignation of billionaire Koch from WNET Board related to controversial doc?\|url=https://current.org/2013/05/was-resignation-of-billionaire-koch-from-wnet-board-related-to-controversial-doc/\|website=Current.org\|date=May 20, 2013 \|publisher=American University School of Communication\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022228/https://current.org/2013/05/was-resignation-of-billionaire-koch-from-wnet-board-related-to-controversial-doc/\|archive-date=August 7, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In November 2012, WNET was scheduled to air [[Alex Gibney]]'s film ''[[Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream]]'' produced by [[Independent Lens]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Gibney\|first1=Alex\|title=Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream\|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/park-avenue/\|website=Independent Lens\|publisher=PBS\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720203933/http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/park-avenue-money-power-the-american-dream-2/\|archive-date=July 20, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> The film compared the [[Economic inequality\|wealth gap]] between the New York residents of [[Park Avenue]] in the [[Bronx]] and the wealthy residents of an exclusive [[Manhattan]] apartment block at [[740 Park Avenue]], including [[David Koch]], a billionaire businessman and political activist.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Fuchs\|first1=Cynthia\|title=Park Avenue Money, Power and the American Dream\|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/165397-park-avenue-money-power-and-the-american-dream/\|website=PopMatters\|date=November 13, 2012\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719044745/http://www.popmatters.com/review/165397-park-avenue-money-power-and-the-american-dream/\|archive-date=July 19, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time Koch was a board member of WNET and was planning on making "a seven-figure donation—maybe more" to WNET.<ref name= PublicTVDavidKoch>{{cite magazine\|last1=Mayer\|first1=Jane\|title=A Word from Our Sponsor: Public television's attempts to placate David Koch.\|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/a-word-from-our-sponsor\|magazine=The New Yorker\|date=May 20, 2013\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716181134/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/a-word-from-our-sponsor\|archive-date=July 16, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> A furor erupted<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Bloomfield\|first1=Aubrey\|title=Citizen Koch: PBS Kills Koch Brothers-Critical Documentary For Fear Of Offending Them\|url=https://mic.com/articles/43793/citizen-koch-pbs-kills-koch-brothers-critical-documentary-for-fear-of-offending-them#.u9SU4qVkc\|website=MIC\|date=May 22, 2013 \|publisher=MIC Network, Inc.\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424111603/http://mic.com/articles/43793/citizen-koch-pbs-kills-koch-brothers-critical-documentary-for-fear-of-offending-them#.u9SU4qVkc\|archive-date=April 24, 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Weigel\|first1=David\|title=The Best Flacking the Kochs Can Buy?\|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/05/20/the_best_flacking_the_kochs_can_buy.html\|website=Slate\|date=May 20, 2013\|publisher=Weigel\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807030132/http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/05/20/the_best_flacking_the_kochs_can_buy.html\|archive-date=August 7, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=WNETPushDocs>{{cite web\|last1=Rainey\|first1=James\|title=Filmmakers Fight WNET Plan to Push Aside Documentaries\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/filmmakers-fight-wnet-plan-to-push-aside-documentaries-exclusive-1201424227/\|website=Variety (US Edition)\|date=February 6, 2015\|publisher=Variety Media LLC\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629110204/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/filmmakers-fight-wnet-plan-to-push-aside-documentaries-exclusive-1201424227/\|archive-date=June 29, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> when ''The New Yorker'' revealed in May 2013 that to appease Koch, the president of WNET, [[Neal Shapiro]], called Koch offering him the opportunity to screen Gibney's film before broadcast and rebut it after it aired with a written statement. Shapiro said to ''The New Yorker'' that he "just called David Koch. He's on our board. He's the biggest main character. No one else, just David Koch. Because he's a trustee. It's a courtesy. I can't remember doing anything like this [before]".<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /> WNET replaced the film's introduction by [[Stanley Tucci]] with a new introduction calling the film "controversial" and "provocative". Immediately after the broadcast, they aired a statement from [[Koch Industries]] criticizing the film as "disappointing and divisive", although a Koch spokesperson said David Koch had only watched the trailer. WNET followed the statement with an on-air round-table discussion where the moderator repeatedly mentioned that Koch's philanthropic contributions totaled a billion dollars.<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /> Gibney was not invited to appear at the round-table and was quoted as saying, "Why is WNET offering Mr. Koch special favors? And why did the station allow Koch to offer a critique of a film he hadn't even seen? Money. Money talks. They tried to undercut the credibility of the film, and I had no opportunity to defend it."<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /> Koch did not make the large donation to WNET and resigned from their board on May 16, 2013.<ref name="PublicTVDavidKoch" /><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sefton\|first1=dru\|title=Was resignation of billionaire Koch from WNET Board related to controversial doc?\|url=https://current.org/2013/05/was-resignation-of-billionaire-koch-from-wnet-board-related-to-controversial-doc/\|website=Current.org\|date=May 20, 2013 \|publisher=American University School of Communication\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022228/https://current.org/2013/05/was-resignation-of-billionaire-koch-from-wnet-board-related-to-controversial-doc/\|archive-date=August 7, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	In June 2015, a media furor forced WNET to postpone the third season of ''[[Finding Your Roots]]''<ref name=PBSSuspendsFYR>{{cite news\|last1=Dowd\|first1=Kathy Ehrich Dowd\|title=PBS Suspends Finding Your Roots Amid Ethics Concerns Following Ben Affleck Controversy\|url=http://people.com/tv/finding-your-roots-pbs-suspends-show-following-ben-affleck-controversy/\|newspaper=People\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043237/http://people.com/tv/finding-your-roots-pbs-suspends-show-following-ben-affleck-controversy/\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=SuspensionFYR>{{cite web\|last1=Garcia\|first1=Tonya\|title=Suspension Was the Only Option for PBS in 'Finding Your Roots' Controversy\|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/suspension-was-the-only-option-for-pbs-in-finding-your-roots-controversy/\|work=Adweek\|date=June 26, 2015 \|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201083726/http://www.adweek.com/digital/suspension-was-the-only-option-for-pbs-in-finding-your-roots-controversy/\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> when the [[Sony Pictures hack]] revealed via hacked emails that a subject of the series, [[Ben Affleck]], had lobbied for material relating to a relative owning slaves be removed from the show.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Steinberg\|first1=Brian\|title=PBS Says Ben Affleck Had Undue Influence on 'Finding Your Roots'\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/pbs-ben-afflect-finding-you-roots-1201527439/\|website=Variety\|date=June 24, 2015\|publisher=Variety Media Inc.\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628214148/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/pbs-ben-afflect-finding-you-roots-1201527439/\|archive-date=June 28, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Those edits, which violated PBS ethics standards,<ref name="PBSSuspendsFYR" /><ref name="SuspensionFYR" /> brought strong criticism from the media to WNET and the producers of the show. PBS issued a statement saying "the series co-producers violated PBS standards by failing to shield the creative and editorial process from improper influence, and by failing to inform PBS or WNET of Mr. Affleck's efforts to affect program content". The statement promised the episode would be withdrawn from distribution and that the series would employ "an independent genealogist to review all versions of program episodes for factual accuracy".<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Bentley\|first1=Anne\|title=PBS Conclusions of Finding Your Roots Internal Review\|url=https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-conclusions-of-finding-your-roots-internal-review/\|publisher=PBS\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803075230/http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-conclusions-of-finding-your-roots-internal-review\|archive-date=August 3, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> After the suspension of the series, ''[[Adweek]]'' commented: "The network clearly understands that its integrity has been thrown into question by this controversy. Even if they understood where the producers of the show were coming from when they decided to entertain the request, PBS and the veracity of all that's included in their documentaries, requires decisive action that conveys just how serious this infraction was".<ref name="SuspensionFYR" /> The series returned to the air in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Steinberg\|first1=Brian\|title='Finding Your Roots' To Return To PBS After Ben Affleck Controversy\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/finding-your-roots-pbs-ben-affleck-1201621127/\|website=Variety (US Edition)\|date=October 19, 2015\|publisher=Variety Media LLC\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628191628/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/finding-your-roots-pbs-ben-affleck-1201621127/\|archive-date=June 28, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In June 2015, a media furor forced WNET to postpone the third season of ''[[Finding Your Roots]]''<ref name=PBSSuspendsFYR>{{cite news\|last1=Dowd\|first1=Kathy Ehrich Dowd\|title=PBS Suspends Finding Your Roots Amid Ethics Concerns Following Ben Affleck Controversy\|url=http://people.com/tv/finding-your-roots-pbs-suspends-show-following-ben-affleck-controversy/\|newspaper=People\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043237/http://people.com/tv/finding-your-roots-pbs-suspends-show-following-ben-affleck-controversy/\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=SuspensionFYR>{{cite web\|last1=Garcia\|first1=Tonya\|title=Suspension Was the Only Option for PBS in 'Finding Your Roots' Controversy\|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/suspension-was-the-only-option-for-pbs-in-finding-your-roots-controversy/\|work=Adweek\|date=June 26, 2015 \|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201083726/http://www.adweek.com/digital/suspension-was-the-only-option-for-pbs-in-finding-your-roots-controversy/\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> when the [[Sony Pictures hack]] revealed via hacked emails that a subject of the series, [[Ben Affleck]], had lobbied for material relating to a relative owning slaves be removed from the show.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Steinberg\|first1=Brian\|title=PBS Says Ben Affleck Had Undue Influence on 'Finding Your Roots'\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/pbs-ben-afflect-finding-you-roots-1201527439/\|website=Variety\|date=June 24, 2015\|publisher=Variety Media Inc.\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628214148/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/pbs-ben-afflect-finding-you-roots-1201527439/\|archive-date=June 28, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Those edits, which violated PBS ethics standards,<ref name="PBSSuspendsFYR" /><ref name="SuspensionFYR" /> brought strong criticism from the media to WNET and the producers of the show. PBS issued a statement saying "the series co-producers violated PBS standards by failing to shield the creative and editorial process from improper influence, and by failing to inform PBS or WNET of Mr. Affleck's efforts to affect program content". The statement promised the episode would be withdrawn from distribution and that the series would employ "an independent genealogist to review all versions of program episodes for factual accuracy".<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Bentley\|first1=Anne\|title=PBS Conclusions of Finding Your Roots Internal Review\|url=https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-conclusions-of-finding-your-roots-internal-review/\|publisher=PBS\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803075230/http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-conclusions-of-finding-your-roots-internal-review\|archive-date=August 3, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> After the suspension of the series, ''[[Adweek]]'' commented: "The network clearly understands that its integrity has been thrown into question by this controversy. Even if they understood where the producers of the show were coming from when they decided to entertain the request, PBS and the veracity of all that's included in their documentaries, requires decisive action that conveys just how serious this infraction was".<ref name="SuspensionFYR" /> The series returned to the air in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Steinberg\|first1=Brian\|title='Finding Your Roots' To Return To PBS After Ben Affleck Controversy\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/finding-your-roots-pbs-ben-affleck-1201621127/\|website=Variety (US Edition)\|date=October 19, 2015\|publisher=Variety Media LLC\|access-date=July 10, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628191628/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/finding-your-roots-pbs-ben-affleck-1201621127/\|archive-date=June 28, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Media of New York City]]		* [[Media of New York City]]

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