WGBH-TV

WGBH-TV
WGBH Guest Street studios (with "digital mural" LED screen)
Channels
BrandingGBH 2
Programming
Affiliations2.1/44.1: PBS
Ownership
OwnerWGBH Educational Foundation
  • TV:
  • Radio:
History
First air date
May 2, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-05-02)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 2 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 19 (UHF, 2002–2019)
NET (1955–1970)
Call sign meaning
Great Blue Hill (original location of transmitter)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72099
ERP34 kW
HAAT362.7 m (1,190.0 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°18′10.7″N 71°13′4.9″W / 42.302972°N 71.218028°W / 42.302972; -71.218028
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wgbh.org Edit this at Wikidata

WGBH-TV (channel 2), branded GBH or GBH 2 since 2020,[2] is the primary PBS member television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBH-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Wyllie, Julian (August 31, 2020). "To change with the times, WGBH drops its 'W' and pivots to purple". Current. Retrieved August 31, 2020. WGBH in Boston is removing the "W" from its branding to become "GBH." [...] The legal name for the organization will remain the WGBH Education Foundation. The "W" will also remain in its FCC registration.