WOOD-TV

WOOD-TV
CityGrand Rapids, Michigan
Channels
BrandingWOOD-TV 8; News 8
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WOTV, WXSP-CD
History
First air date
August 15, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-08-15)
Former call signs
  • WLAV-TV (1949–1951)
  • WOTV (1972–1992)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1949–1953), 8 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • All secondary:
  • CBS (1949–1960)
  • ABC (1949–1962)
  • DuMont (1949–1955)
  • UPN (1995–1999)
Call sign meaning
Furnwood Broadcasting (calls came from radio sister station, which was funded originally by furniture manufacturers)[citation needed]
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36838
ERP30 kW
HAAT288 m (945 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°41′14.7″N 85°30′35″W / 42.687417°N 85.50972°W / 42.687417; -85.50972
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.woodtv.com

WOOD-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for West Michigan. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Battle Creek–licensed dual ABC/CW affiliate WOTV (channel 41) and Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WXSP-CD (channel 15). The three stations share studios on College Avenue Southeast in Grand Rapids; WOOD-TV's transmitter is located southwest of Middleville.

In addition to its main signal, WOOD-TV operates Class A digital translator WOGC-CD (UHF channel 25), licensed to Holland with a transmitter in Zeeland. There is also a digital repeater on channel 34, also licensed to Grand Rapids, with a transmitter in the Wolf Lake section of Egelston Township.

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