WIPB

WIPB

Muncie, Indiana United States
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 49
Branding	Ball State PBS
Programming
Affiliations	49.1: PBS 49.2: Create 49.3: Weather radar and audio simulcast of WBST
Ownership
Owner	Ball State University
Sister stations	WBST
History
First air date	June 14, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-06-14) (as WLBC-TV) October 31, 1971 (53 years ago) (1971-10-31) (as WIPB)
Former call signs	WLBC-TV (1953–1971)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 49 (UHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 23 (UHF, until 2019)
Former affiliations	CBS (primary, 1953–early 1960s) ABC (secondary, 1953–1971) NBC (secondary, 1953–early 1960s, primary, early 1960s–1971) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956) NTA Film Network (secondary, late 1950s)
Call sign meaning	Indiana Public Broadcasting
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3646
ERP	228 kW
HAAT	246 m (807 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°5′37″N 85°23′32″W / 40.09361°N 85.39222°W / 40.09361; -85.39222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	ballstatepbs.org

WIPB, virtual channel 49 (UHF digital channel 19), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Muncie, Indiana, United States. Owned by Ball State University, it is a sister station to National Public Radio (NPR) member WBST (92.1 FM). The two stations share studios at the E. F. Ball Communication Building on the university's campus in northwestern Muncie; WIPB's transmitter is located on County Road 50 in rural southern Delaware County (south of Cowan).