WHUT-TV

WHUT-TV
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
BrandingWHUT
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerHoward University
WHUR-FM
History
FoundedJune 25, 1974 (1974-06-25)
First air date
November 17, 1980 (43 years ago) (1980-11-17)
Former call signs
  • WHMM (CP, 1974–1980)
  • WHMM-TV (1980–1998)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 32 (UHF, 1980–2009)
Call sign meaning
Howard University Television
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27772
ERP416 kW
HAAT254 m (833 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°57′1″N 77°4′46″W / 38.95028°N 77.07944°W / 38.95028; -77.07944
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.whut.org

WHUT-TV (channel 32) is the secondary PBS member television station in Washington, D.C. The station is owned by Howard University, a historically black college, and is sister to commercial urban contemporary radio station WHUR-FM (96.3). WHUT-TV's studios are located on the Howard University campus, and its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington.

WHUT airs a variety of standard PBS programming, as well as programs produced by Howard University, and international programs focusing on regions such as the Caribbean and Africa.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHUT-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.