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Channel 13's transmitter facilities, including a newly installed digital transmission system, were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Some time later, in February 2003, WNET completed its merger with Long Island PBS broadcaster WLIW (licensed to Garden City and based in Plainview), combining the two stations into one operation.
WNET has been broadcasting digital-only since June 12, 2009.
In 2011, WNET moved its studios and offices to Worldwide Plaza.
As part of the deal, WNET airs NJTV's nightly statewide newscast, NJ Today (which was renamed NJTV News on November 4, 2013), to meet its local programming obligations since it still operates on a frequency allocated to Newark.
Richard Heffner was appointed as WNDT's first general manager, serving in that position in its first year; Heffner continued to appear on channel 13 as producer and host of the public affairs program The Open Mind until his death in December 2013.
In 2014, the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center were built at the southwest corner of 66th and Broadway; this facility houses two television studios.
On May 9, 2017, it was announced that WNET would resume broadcasting from Lower Manhattan at One World Trade Center by the end of the year.
In 2019, WNET acquired New Jersey news website NJ Spotlight.
NJ Spotlight would merge with NJTV News in 2020.
On March 25, 2021, WNET.org was reorganized as The WNET Group.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGBH | 1951 | $187.0M | 1,342 | 14 |
| WTTW | 1955 | $49.9M | 26 | 2 |
| American Public Television | 1961 | $5.7M | 49 | - |
| Public Radio International | 1983 | $16.1M | 50 | - |
| Wcbs-tv | 1931 | $14.5B | 15 | - |
| PBS | 1969 | $473.3M | 2,277 | 3 |
| MIBOR | 1912 | $1.6M | 30 | - |
| ReverbNation | 2006 | $4.4M | 65 | - |
| Entertainment Software Association | 1994 | $50.0M | 41 | - |
| China Education International, Inc. | 2006 | $7.0M | 622 | - |
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