ATSC 3.0 station | |
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Channels | |
Branding | WHUT |
Programming | |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | Howard University |
WHUR-FM | |
History | |
Founded | June 25, 1974 |
First air date | November 17, 1980 |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 32 (UHF, 1980–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Howard University Television |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 27772 |
ERP | 416 kW |
HAAT | 254 m (833 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′1″N 77°4′46″W / 38.95028°N 77.07944°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | www |
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.