WGVU-TV
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| HAAT | 259.9 m (853 ft) |
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| Transmitter coordinates | 42°57′34.7″N 85°53′44.9″W / 42.959639°N 85.895806°W |
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| Website | www |
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| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1984 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 52 (UHF, 1984–2009) |
Call sign meaning | "WGVU Kalamazoo" |
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| Facility ID | 24783 |
| ERP | 10 kW |
| HAAT | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°18′23.1″N 85°39′25″W / 42.306417°N 85.65694°W |
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WGVU-TV (channel 35) is a
History
The station signed on the air on December 17, 1972, as WGVC, owned by what was then Grand Valley State College. Channel 35 originally operated from the basement of Manitou Hall on GVSC's Allendale campus.
WGVC's signal was somewhat marginal in the southern portion of the vast West Michigan market (Kalamazoo and
Programming
WGVU produces numerous local programs. It also carries national shows from PBS, American Public Television, and the National Educational Telecommunications Association. NPR and PRX programming heard on WGVU-FM is aired on the fifth digital subchannel's SAP channel.
Weekly
- Ask The... – a live call-in show about a specific topic, hosted by Shelley Irwin; it airs Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
- Grand Valley State Sports Report (formerly GV Sports) – hosted by WZZM-TV sports anchor Brent Ashcroft, this program covers Grand Valley State athletics. During the athletic season, it airs Mondays at 6 and 11 p.m., and does not air during the summer months.
- West Michigan Week – a program discussing the week's news headlines, hosted by Patrick Center; it airs Fridays at 9:30 p.m.
- WGVU Newsmakers – a program profiling people and issues, hosted by Patrick Center; it airs Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.
Specials
- WGVU Community Connection – a monthly program hosted by Shelley Irwin. It spotlights non-profit agencies in West Michigan.
- WGVU Family Health Matters – a program covering health issues.
Documentaries
Notable documentaries produced by WGVU include LZ Michigan (A "Landing Zone" to Remember, Honor, and Celebrate our Community's Veterans and Their Families), Time and Chance:
Technical information
Subchannels
The stations' digital signals are
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
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| WGVU-TV | WGVK | WGVU-TV | WGVK | |||
| 35.1 | 52.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WGVUPBS | WGVKPBS | Main programming / PBS |
| 35.2 | 52.2 | 720p | PBSKIDS | PBSKids | PBS Kids | |
| 35.3 | 52.3 | 480i | LIFE | Life | PBS Encore | |
| 35.4 | 52.4 | World | World | |||
| 35.5 | 52.5 | WGVUMLC | WGVKMLC | Michigan Learning Channel | ||
| 35.6 | 52.6 | Guide | Schedule scroll and WGVU-FM (WGVU-FM audio also on DT1 SAP channel during programs without audio description) | |||
Analog-to-digital conversion
Both stations shut down their analog signals respectively, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television:[5]
- WGVU-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 11, using virtual channel35.
- WGVK shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 52; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 5, using virtual channel 52.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGVU-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGVK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WGVU
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WGVK
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
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