On January 1, 2015, West Virginia PBS and West Virginia Public Radio merged their brands, branding exclusively as "West Virginia Public Broadcasting" across radio and television.[1]
The first public television station in West Virginia signed on July 14, 1969 under the callsign WMUL-TV, broadcasting from Marshall University in Huntington. In 1981, WMUL-TV changed its call letters to WPBY-TV;[2] two years later, the public station at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WWVU-TV, was renamed WNPB-TV.[3] WPBY-TV and WNPB-TV received their new call letters to underline that the operations were managed by the state educational broadcasting authority, and not the university system. In 1992, the state completed a microwave link that permitted it to convert WNPB and the state's third PBS station, WSWP-TV in Grandview to become repeaters of WPBY-TV in Huntington and form a state network. On January 5, 2015, WPBY-TV changed its call letters to WVPB-TV[2] as part of an effort to unify all of West Virginia Public Broadcasting's services under a single brand; the television network had previously been branded as "West Virginia PBS," a name that was phased out starting on January 1, 2015.[4]
The state network has a total of five low-powered repeaters serving other areas out of the range of the three full-powered stations, most notably Wheeling and Parkersburg. Three directly repeat WNPB, one repeats WVPB and one repeats WSWP.
The current local content consists of a daily recap of the state legislative session, shows produced by the West Virginia University medical school, and student produced news from campus weekly products from Marshall University and West Virginia State University. It also broadcasts original documentaries on West Virginia history and culture, as well as live musical performances of Mountain Stage and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
The combined footprint of WVPB's television network covers almost all of West Virginia, as well as portions of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It is carried on the basic tier of all cable systems in West Virginia.
W34FE-D (previously W51EG-D) has been silent since February 2020, when T-Mobile began using its spectrum for wireless services; it relocated to channel 34 effective October 6, 2022.
On June 1, 2016, West Virginia Public Broadcasting announced a plan to shut down five of its translators — W07DN-D, W08EE-D, W09CT-D, W30CO-D, and W41AO — due to state budget cuts and changes in viewing habits.[6] All five translators were originally planned to be taken silent for a year in order to determine a long-term plan. Operations on W08EE-D (Martinsburg) and W30CO-D (Wheeling) resumed on August 10, 2016, while the licenses for W07DN-D (Wardensville), W09CT-D (Mathias), and W41AO (Hampshire) were surrendered to the FCC for cancellation on May 26, 2017.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting's stations shut down their analog signals on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital channel allocations post-transition are as follows:[11]
WPBY-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 33; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 34.[12] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 33.
WSWP-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 9; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 53, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to VHF channel 10.[13] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 9.
WNPB-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 24; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33.[14] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 24.
WVPB's state radio network includes eleven full-powered stations and seven low-powered translators, all on the FM band. The state network carries programs from NPR, PRI and other distributors, as well as classical and folk music. WVPB produces original weekly programs, including EclecTopia, A Change of Tune, Inside Appalachia and Sidetracks, plus the nationally distributed Mountain Stage. The network was known as "West Virginia Public Radio" until WVPB's 2015 transition to a single brand.[4]
^Owned by Shepherd University; broadcasts a partial schedule of WVPB programming: 6–9 a.m., 4–6 p.m. weekdays; 6–10 a.m., 8 p.m.–midnight weekends[15][16]
Translators
In addition to five low-powered, separate-frequency translators, two low-powered boosters also extend coverage. Boosters are licensed on the same frequency as the parent station but at a different location. They are given the same callsign as the parent station with a number added to differentiate the transmitter site.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting maintains a website with West Virginia news and free access to original video and audio productions. It also provides its videos through its YouTube page.
WVPB also operates a free website with educational videos and games for teachers, parents and students called West Virginia LearningMedia, part of PBS LearningMedia.
^ ab"West Virginia Public Broadcasting merges brands". Montgomery Herald. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^"Request to Extend a LPTV Translator Engineering STA Application".
^Finn, Scott (June 1, 2016). "Educational Broadcasting Authority Approves Translator Plan". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^"WVPB, NPR Programs Now on WSHC 89.7 FM Shepherdstown". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. 2 September 2017.
^"Shepherd radio station adds NPR news show to schedule". Hagerstown Herald-Mail. 5 April 2018.
External links
West Virginia Public Broadcasting Online
August 23, 2023
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting WVPB is the public television and radio state network serving the U S state of West Virginia It is owned by the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Authority an agency of the state government that holds the licenses for all Public Broadcasting Service PBS and National Public Radio NPR member stations licensed in West Virginia It is headquartered in Charleston with studios in Morgantown and Beckley West Virginia Public Broadcastingstatewide West VirginiaUnited StatesChannelsDigital See tables belowProgrammingAffiliationsPBS 1970 present NPR 1973 present PRIAPMBBCAPTOwnershipOwnerWest Virginia Educational Broadcasting AuthorityHistoryFirst air dateJuly 14 1969 54 years ago 1969 07 14 Former affiliationsNET 1969 1970 Call sign meaningSee tables belowTechnical informationFacility IDSee tables belowERPSee tables belowHAATSee tables belowTransmitter coordinatesSee tables belowLinksWebsiteOfficial WebsiteOn January 1 2015 West Virginia PBS and West Virginia Public Radio merged their brands branding exclusively as West Virginia Public Broadcasting across radio and television 1 Contents 1 Television 1 1 TV stations 1 1 1 Translators 2 Digital television 2 1 Digital channels 2 2 Analog to digital conversion 3 Radio 3 1 FM stations 3 1 1 Translators 4 Website and online services 5 References 6 External linksTelevision EditThe first public television station in West Virginia signed on July 14 1969 under the callsign WMUL TV broadcasting from Marshall University in Huntington In 1981 WMUL TV changed its call letters to WPBY TV 2 two years later the public station at West Virginia University in Morgantown WWVU TV was renamed WNPB TV 3 WPBY TV and WNPB TV received their new call letters to underline that the operations were managed by the state educational broadcasting authority and not the university system In 1992 the state completed a microwave link that permitted it to convert WNPB and the state s third PBS station WSWP TV in Grandview to become repeaters of WPBY TV in Huntington and form a state network On January 5 2015 WPBY TV changed its call letters to WVPB TV 2 as part of an effort to unify all of West Virginia Public Broadcasting s services under a single brand the television network had previously been branded as West Virginia PBS a name that was phased out starting on January 1 2015 4 The state network has a total of five low powered repeaters serving other areas out of the range of the three full powered stations most notably Wheeling and Parkersburg Three directly repeat WNPB one repeats WVPB and one repeats WSWP In the past the network showed some Marshall University and West Virginia University sports content but has abandoned this practice due to Conference USA Big 12 exclusivity agreements with commercial and cable outlets The current local content consists of a daily recap of the state legislative session shows produced by the West Virginia University medical school and student produced news from campus weekly products from Marshall University and West Virginia State University It also broadcasts original documentaries on West Virginia history and culture as well as live musical performances of Mountain Stage and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame The combined footprint of WVPB s television network covers almost all of West Virginia as well as portions of Kentucky Maryland Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia It is carried on the basic tier of all cable systems in West Virginia TV stations Edit Station City of license other cities served Channels RF VC First air date Call letters meaning Former callsigns ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license informationWVPB TV a Huntington Charleston 9 VHF 33 July 14 1969 54 years ago 1969 07 14 West Virginia Public Broadcasting WMUL TV 1969 1981 WPBY TV 1981 2015 23 kW 358 1 m 1 175 ft 71657 38 29 41 3 N 82 12 2 5 W 38 494806 N 82 200694 W 38 494806 82 200694 WVPB TV Public fileLMSWSWP TV Grandview Beckley Bluefield 8 VHF 9 November 1 1970 52 years ago 1970 11 01 Southern West Virginia Public Television 8 8 kW STA 29 9 kW CP 280 1 m 919 ft STA 292 6 m 960 ft CP 71680 37 53 46 4 N 80 59 20 3 W 37 896222 N 80 988972 W 37 896222 80 988972 WSWP TV Public fileLMSWNPB TV Morgantown Clarksburg Weston Fairmont 34 UHF 24 February 23 1969 54 years ago 1969 02 23 Northern West Virginia Public Broadcasting WWVU TV 1969 1983 660 kW 448 1 m 1 470 ft 71676 39 41 45 N 79 45 44 W 39 69583 N 79 76222 W 39 69583 79 76222 WNPB TV Public fileLMSNotes Flagship station Translators Edit City of license Callsign Translating Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates OwnerCedarville W28DR D WSWP TV 9 28 10 1 kW 185 m 607 ft 181586 38 43 43 1 N 80 39 48 3 W 38 728639 N 80 663417 W 38 728639 80 663417 W28DR D West Virginia Educational Broadcasting AuthorityKeyser W16DT D WNPB TV 24 16 5 15 kW 24 4 m 80 ft 167356 39 22 56 3 N 79 04 44 3 W 39 382306 N 79 078972 W 39 382306 79 078972 W16DT D Martinsburg W27EE D 27 0 3 kW 271 m 889 ft 167357 39 27 36 3 N 78 03 44 W 39 460083 N 78 06222 W 39 460083 78 06222 W27EE D Moorefield W22CV D 22 0 095 kW 4 631 m 15 194 ft 127707 38 58 57 3 N 78 54 30 W 38 982583 N 78 90833 W 38 982583 78 90833 W22CV D Parkersburg W34FE D WVPB TV 33 34 15 kW 129 m 423 ft 167359 39 14 48 1 N 81 25 01 W 39 246694 N 81 41694 W 39 246694 81 41694 W34FE D Valley TV Cooperative Inc Romney W21DZ D WNPB TV 24 21 260 m 853 ft 167358 39 18 34 9 N 78 43 00 4 W 39 309694 N 78 716778 W 39 309694 78 716778 W21DZ D West Virginia Educational Broadcasting AuthorityWheeling W17EF D 17 139 m 456 ft 167354 40 03 41 3 N 80 45 07 3 W 40 061472 N 80 752028 W 40 061472 80 752028 W17EF D W34FE D previously W51EG D has been silent since February 2020 when T Mobile began using its spectrum for wireless services it relocated to channel 34 effective October 6 2022 On June 1 2016 West Virginia Public Broadcasting announced a plan to shut down five of its translators W07DN D W08EE D W09CT D W30CO D and W41AO due to state budget cuts and changes in viewing habits 6 All five translators were originally planned to be taken silent for a year in order to determine a long term plan Operations on W08EE D Martinsburg and W30CO D Wheeling resumed on August 10 2016 while the licenses for W07DN D Wardensville W09CT D Mathias and W41AO Hampshire were surrendered to the FCC for cancellation on May 26 2017 Digital television EditDigital channels Edit All digital signals are multiplexed Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming 7 8 9 xx 1 1080i 16 9 WVPBS Main WVPB programming PBSxx 2 WVPBS 2 West Virginia Channel 6 p m midnight World midnight 6 p m xx 3 480i WVPBS 3 PBS Kids 10 Analog to digital conversion Edit West Virginia Public Broadcasting s stations shut down their analog signals on June 12 2009 the official date on which full power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate The station s digital channel allocations post transition are as follows 11 WPBY TV shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 33 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 34 12 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 33 WSWP TV shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 9 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 53 which was among the high band UHF channels 52 69 that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition to VHF channel 10 13 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 9 WNPB TV shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 24 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 33 14 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 24 Radio Edit Trey Kay and Deborah George at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards for The Great Textbook War broadcast on WVPBWVPB s state radio network includes eleven full powered stations and seven low powered translators all on the FM band The state network carries programs from NPR PRI and other distributors as well as classical and folk music WVPB produces original weekly programs including EclecTopia A Change of Tune Inside Appalachia and Sidetracks plus the nationally distributed Mountain Stage The network was known as West Virginia Public Radio until WVPB s 2015 transition to a single brand 4 FM stations Edit Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Class ERP W Height m ft Transmitter coordinatesWVBY 91 7 FM Beckley 71689 B 10 400 280 m 920 ft 37 53 46 N 80 59 21 W 37 89611 N 80 98917 W 37 89611 80 98917 WVBY WVBL 88 5 FM Bluefield 173309 B 50 000 31 5 m 103 ft 37 16 33 6 N 81 15 3 6 W 37 276000 N 81 251000 W 37 276000 81 251000 WVBL WVPW 88 9 FM Buckhannon 71687 B 14 000 259 m 850 ft 39 2 4 N 80 33 47 W 39 03444 N 80 56306 W 39 03444 80 56306 WVPW WVPB a 88 5 FM Charleston 70604 B 44 000 134 2 m 440 ft 38 22 34 3 N 81 39 24 W 38 376194 N 81 65667 W 38 376194 81 65667 WVPB WVWV 89 9 FM Huntington 71656 B 8 100 355 m 1 165 ft 38 29 41 N 82 12 3 W 38 49472 N 82 20083 W 38 49472 82 20083 WVWV WVEP 88 9 FM Martinsburg 70643 B 3 600 473 m 1 552 ft 39 8 38 N 78 26 9 W 39 14389 N 78 43583 W 39 14389 78 43583 WVEP WVKM 106 7 FM Matewan 67039 C3 4 300 229 m 751 ft 37 36 49 0 N 82 11 22 0 W 37 613611 N 82 189444 W 37 613611 82 189444 WVKM WVPM 90 9 FM Morgantown 70645 B 5 000 439 m 1 440 ft 39 41 45 N 79 45 45 W 39 69583 N 79 76250 W 39 69583 79 76250 WVPM WVPG 90 3 FM Parkersburg 70642 B1 9 000 98 m 322 ft 39 12 44 N 81 35 30 W 39 21222 N 81 59167 W 39 21222 81 59167 WVPG WVDS 89 5 FM Petersburg 71659 B 10 000 321 9 m 1 056 ft 39 12 7 N 79 16 31 W 39 20194 N 79 27528 W 39 20194 79 27528 WVDS WSHC b 89 7 FM Shepherdstown 71678 A 950 3 m 10 ft 39 25 51 6 N 77 48 18 W 39 431000 N 77 80500 W 39 431000 77 80500 WSHC WVWS 89 3 FM Webster Springs 176879 A 850 265 m 869 ft 38 35 46 4 N 80 23 54 4 W 38 596222 N 80 398444 W 38 596222 80 398444 WVWS WVNP 89 9 FM Wheeling 71658 B 25 000 152 m 499 ft 40 12 58 N 80 33 31 W 40 21611 N 80 55861 W 40 21611 80 55861 WVNP Notes Flagship station Owned by Shepherd University broadcasts a partial schedule of WVPB programming 6 9 a m 4 6 p m weekdays 6 10 a m 8 p m midnight weekends 15 16 Translators Edit In addition to five low powered separate frequency translators two low powered boosters also extend coverage Boosters are licensed on the same frequency as the parent station but at a different location They are given the same callsign as the parent station with a number added to differentiate the transmitter site Call sign Frequency MHz City of license Facility ID Class ERP W Height m ft RebroadcastsWVEP FM1 88 9 Charles Town 161967 D 210 63 m 207 ft WVEP via booster W297AA 107 3 Clarksburg 71684 D 95 146 4 m 480 ft WVPWW203AE 88 5 Elkins 71686 D 10 364 m 1 194 ft WVPWW220BK 91 9 Logan 81396 D 10 214 m 702 ft WVBYW218AT 91 5 Union 70646 D 17 387 m 1 270 ft WVBYWVNP FM1 89 9 Wheeling 161955 D 41 176 m 577 ft WVNP via booster W217CH 91 7 Williamson 71664 D 10 256 m 840 ft WVPBWebsite and online services EditWest Virginia Public Broadcasting maintains a website with West Virginia news and free access to original video and audio productions It also provides its videos through its YouTube page WVPB also operates a free website with educational videos and games for teachers parents and students called West Virginia LearningMedia part of PBS LearningMedia References Edit West Virginia Public Broadcasting merges brands The Montgomery Herald Montgomery West Virginia Community Newspaper Holdings Inc January 7 2015 Retrieved January 7 2015 a b Call Sign History WVPB TV CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved January 7 2015 Call Sign History WNPB TV CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved January 7 2015 a b West Virginia Public Broadcasting merges brands Montgomery Herald January 7 2015 Retrieved January 7 2015 Request to Extend a LPTV Translator Engineering STA Application Finn Scott June 1 2016 Educational Broadcasting Authority Approves Translator Plan West Virginia Public Broadcasting Retrieved February 26 2020 RabbitEars TV Query for WVPB RabbitEars TV Query for WSWP RabbitEars TV Query for WNPB Kabler Phil December 7 2016 WV public broadcasting to add PBS Kids Charleston Gazette Mail Retrieved December 15 2016 DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds PDF Retrieved 2012 03 24 CDBS Print CDBS Print CDBS Print WVPB NPR Programs Now on WSHC 89 7 FM Shepherdstown West Virginia Public Broadcasting 2 September 2017 Shepherd radio station adds NPR news show to schedule Hagerstown Herald Mail 5 April 2018 External links EditWest Virginia Public Broadcasting Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Virginia Public Broadcasting amp oldid 1171234247, 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