WBGU-TV

WBGU-TV
Channels
BrandingWBGU PBS
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBowling Green State University
History
First air date
  • February 10, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-02-10) (intellectual unit)
  • March 24, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03-24) (current incarnation)[1]
Former call signs
WQOL (CP, 1971–1973)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 70 (UHF, 1964–1973), 57 (UHF, 1973–1986), 27 (UHF, 1986–2008)
  • Digital: 56 (UHF, 2006–2010), 27 (UHF, 2010–2018)
NET (1964–1970)
Call sign meaning
Bowling Green State University
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6568
ERP137 kW
HAAT320 m (1,050 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°8′12″N 83°54′24″W / 41.13667°N 83.90667°W / 41.13667; -83.90667
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wbgu.org

WBGU-TV (channel 27) is a PBS member television station licensed to Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. Owned by Bowling Green State University, it is sister to college radio station WBGU (88.1 FM). The two stations share studios at the Tucker Center for Telecommunications on the BGSU campus; WBGU-TV's transmitter is located near Belmore, Ohio. (While officially part of the BGSU campus, the Tucker Center is actually located two blocks south of Wooster Street, which marks much of the southern boundary of the campus.) Unlike the radio station, WBGU-TV is not primarily operated by students at the university; however, the station does offer many different student positions that allow students to gain experience.

WBGU is one of two PBS member stations in the Toledo television market, alongside WGTE-TV (channel 30) in Toledo proper. WBGU also serves as the de facto PBS member station for the Lima market, as that market does not have a PBS member station of its own.

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WBGU-TV
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBGU-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.