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| Channels | |
| Branding | WEIU PBS (general) News Watch (newscasts) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 51.1: PBS (since 1992) 51.2: FNX 51.6: Hit Mix 88.9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eastern Illinois University |
| WEIU (FM) | |
| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1986 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 51 (UHF, 1986–2009) Digital: 50 (UHF, until 2019) |
| Educational Independent (1986–1992) | |
Call sign meaning | Eastern Illinois University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18301 |
| ERP | 174 kW |
| HAAT | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′15″N 88°18′25.5″W / 39.57083°N 88.307083°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WEIU-TV, virtual channel 51 (UHF digital channel 30), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Charleston, Illinois, United States. Owned by Eastern Illinois University (EIU), it is a sister station to campus radio station WEIU (88.9 FM). The two stations share studios on the EIU campus in Charleston; WEIU-TV's transmitter is located near Humboldt, Illinois.
WEIU-TV is a member of PBS' Program Differentiation Plan (PDP), previously known as the "Beta Group". As a secondary PBS member station for the Champaign–Springfield–Decatur market, it airs 25% of the PBS network schedule.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEIU-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.