WXEL-TV42, the area's public television station, signed on the air in 1982. TV42 is affiliated with PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service. TV42 airs shows serving the educational, cultural and entertainment needs of the community with acclaimed national and local programming. WXEL MISSION STATEMENT Barry Telecommunications, Inc. is committed to the use of quality telecommunications, in order to serve the community through excellence in programming, for education and personal development, culture, the arts, and entertainment, community news and information and to ensure the financial support of the community by providing opportunities for lifelong learning, and by collaborating with institutions with similar goals.