WVIA-TV

WVIA-TV
CityScranton, Pennsylvania
Channels
BrandingWVIA
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerNortheast Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
History
First air date
September 26, 1966 (58 years ago) (1966-09-26)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
44 (UHF, 1966–2009)
Digital:
41 (UHF, 2001–2017)
50 (UHF, 2017–2020)
NET (1966–1970)
Call sign meaning
The World Via Television
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47929
ERP760 kW
HAAT509.2 m (1,671 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°10′55″N 75°52′16″W / 41.18194°N 75.87111°W / 41.18194; -75.87111
Translator(s)See below
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wvia.org

WVIA-TV (channel 44) is a PBS member television station licensed to Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania. Owned by the Northeast Pennsylvania Educational Television Association, it is sister to NPR member WVIA-FM (89.9). Both stations share studios in Jenkins Township, which shares a post office with Pittston. Through a channel sharing agreement with ABC affiliate WNEP-TV (channel 16), the two stations transmit using WNEP-TV's spectrum from an antenna at Penobscot Knob near Mountain Top.

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