The Florida Channel
The Florida Channel is a government-access television network operated by Florida State University's WFSU-TV and the Florida State Legislature. The channel is currently carried by 46 cable TV systems throughout the State of Florida either on a part-time or full-time basis as well as through up to 18 live Internet streams and via satellite. 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 PBS 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 Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives 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 Florida Supreme Court, the meeting of the governor 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 on South Monroe Street in south-central Tallahassee.
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.| - | - | - | |
| City of license | Station ID | Channel | Notes/air times |
| Bartow | Polk County Government TV | Comcast 5 Frontier FiberOpic 20 Spectrum 644 / Poinciana 497 | 5:30pm to 7:30pm Monday – Friday |
| Boca Raton | City of Boca Raton TV | Comcast 20 U-verse 99 | 6:00am to 12:00pm Monday – Friday 12:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
| Bunnell | Flagler County TV | Spectrum 492 | 12:00am to 8:00am Monday – Friday |
| Cocoa/Orlando | WEFS | 68.4 | Programming available 24 hours a day |
| Crestview | Okaloosa County School District TV | ITV Wireless Cable 6 | Programming available 24 hours a day |
| Daytona Beach | WDSC-TV | 15.2 | Programing available 24 hours a day |
| Fort Myers | WGCU | 30.4 | Programming available 24 hours a day |
| Fort Myers | Lee TV | Comcast 97 | 3:00am to 8:00am Monday – Friday 6:00pm to 7:00pm Monday – Saturday |
| Fort Pierce | St. Lucie County Television | U-verse 99 | 6:00am to 6:00pm Monday – Sunday |
| Fort Walton Beach | Fort Walton Beach TV | Cox 98 | Programming available 24 hours a day |
| Gainesville | WUFT | 5.3 | Programming available from 8am to 6pm Monday – Friday |
| Jacksonville | WJCT | 7.4 | Programming available from 6am to 6pm Monday – Friday |
| Leesburg | Lake Sumter TV | Comcast 13 Prism 83 Spectrum 498 | 6:00am to 8:00pm |
| Miami | WPBT | 2.2 | Carriage when the Florida Legislature is in session only |
| Miami | Miami-Dade College TV | Comcast Comcast 21 Atlantic Broadband 78 KG Comm. 21 | 11:00pm to 8:00am Monday – Friday |
| Miami | Miami-Dade County TV | Comcast 76 Atlantic Broadband 76 U-Verse 99 | Check MDC-TV schedule for TFC programming schedule |
| Orlando | Orange TV | Comcast 9 Spectrum 488 U-verse 99 | Programming available during legislative session only |
| Pensacola | WSRE | 23.3 | Programming available from 5:00am to 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday |
| Panama City | WFSG | 56.2 | Programming available starting at 10:30am Programming available starting at 5:30pm Monday – Friday Programming available starting at 11:00pm Monday – Friday |
| Panama City | Escambia Government TV | Cox Cable 98 Spectrum 98 U-verse 99 | 12:00am to 7:00am Monday – Sunday |
| Port Charlotte | Charlotte County Government Access | Comcast 20 & 97 | 12:00am to 7am Monday – Sunday |
| Tallahassee | WFSU | 11.2 | Flagship station, programming available 24 hours a day |
| Tallahassee | 4FSU | Comcast 4 | 12:00am to 6:00am Monday – Sunday |
| Tallahassee | School District of Lee County TV | Comcast 23 | 1:00am to 5:00am Monday – Sunday |
| Tampa | WEDU | 3.3 | Programming available 24 hours a day |
| Tampa | Hillsborough County Television | Comcast 22 Frontier FiOS 22 Spectrum 637 | 12:00am to 7:00am Monday – Friday 12:00am to 6:30am Saturday & Sunday |
| Titusville | City of Titusville Government TV | Spectrum 498 | 6:00am to 7:30am Monday – Sunday |
| Viera | Space Coast Government | Comcast 13 & 51 Spectrum 499 | 6:00am to 8:00pm Monday – Friday |
| West Palm Beach | WXEL | 42.3 | Programming available 6:00am to 6:00pm Monday – Friday |
| West Palm Beach | Palm Beach County TV | Comcast 20 | 12:00am to 7:00am Monday – Sunday |