Maryland Public Television (MPT) is the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member state network for the U.S. state of Maryland. It operates under the auspices of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, an agency of the Maryland state government that holds the licenses for all PBS member stations licensed in the state. Studios are located in the unincorporated community of Owings Mills in northwestern Baltimore County. MPT operates six full-power transmitters that cover nearly all of the state, plus Washington, D.C. and parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. History WMPB (licensed to Baltimore) first signed on in 1969 as the first station of the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting; it gained satellite stations in Salisbury, Hagerstown, and Annapolis between 1971 and 1975, resulting in a formation of a statewide public television network. The network adopted its current name in 1984. Maryland Instructional Television (Maryland ITV), a division of the State Department of Education, was also housed at the network until 1991. On July 4, 1987, WFPT (licensed to Frederick) signed on to fill coverage gaps in the outer Washington market, while WGPT in Oakland began operations to cover the extreme west of the state, much of which previously had no local television service at all. About 1999, the network launched an afternoon Britcom programming block, Afternoon Tea, replacing children's programming. By 2009, MPT was airing kids' programming during the day on its MPT Select channel. In September 2015, as part of budget cuts, MPT outsourced its master control operations to Public Media Management—a joint venture of Boston PBS member WGBH and Sony Corporation. This PBS station is currently not yet subject to a logo change, as PBS changed its logo on November 4, 2019; Maryland Public Television may or may not change its logo in 2023. Productions Current regional productions MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans: Maryland Public Television salutes the men and women who served in the Vietnam era Chesapeake Collectibles: weekly series featuring people and their collectibles Maryland Farm & Harvest: weekly series helping Marylanders learn more about agriculture Chesapeake Bay Week: week long series of programs in April dedicated to the Chesapeake Bay Direct Connection: public affairs call-in show focusing on discussion and analysis of politics and the news Outdoors Maryland: outdoors show highlighting the Mid-Atlantic region's diversity and beauty State Circle: news and analysis program detailing Maryland's General Assembly proceedings Ways to Pay for College: annual special on