The two outlets share studios in nearby Arlington, Virginia;[3] WETA-TV's transmitter is located in the Tenleytown neighborhood in Northwest Washington.

[12] Rapid growth led a station that had been described as having "a rough time meeting the monthly bills" in 1963[14] to even pursue thoughts of a second channel in 1965.

[22] In 1996, WETA launched its first national educational project, LD Online, a website that seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD.

In 2003, Reading Rockets spun off Colorín Colorado, a free web-based service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators, and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs).

The site features videos, webcasts, recent research, personal stories, and articles on preventing, treating, and living with traumatic brain injuries.

[27] WETA decided to drop Create due to the network moving to being fee-based on July 1, 2012, and perceived lack of programming flexibility.

[29] The station's signal is multiplexed: Channel 26.2, "WETA UK", is a subchannel programmed in-house with a schedule of shows produced in the United Kingdom.

Channel 26.5, "WETA Metro", is also produced in-house and focuses on timeshifted rebroadcasts of news programming and reruns that interest a local audience.