WVUT
WVUT, virtual and UHF digital channel 22, branded on-air as Vincennes PBS, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Owned by Vincennes University, it is sister to campus radio station WVUB (91.1 FM). WVUT's studios are located on North 2nd Street and Rosedale Avenue in Vincennes, and its transmitter is located along US 41–150 in unincorporated Sullivan County (south of Farmersburg).
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| Vincennes, Indiana United States | |
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| Branding | Vincennes PBS Newscenter 22 (newscasts) |
| Channels | Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 22 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | 22.1: PBS (1970–present) 22.2: Create 22.3: PBS Kids |
| Owner | Vincennes University |
| Licensee | Board of Trustees for the Vincennes University |
| First air date | February 15, 1968[1] |
| Call sign meaning | Vincennes University Television |
| Sister station(s) | WVUB |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 22 (UHF, 1968–2009) Digital: 52 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Former affiliations | NET (1968–1970) |
| Transmitter power | 69.4 kW |
| Height | 161.8 m (531 ft) |
| Facility ID | 4329 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°39′6″N 87°28′37″W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
History
The station's history traces back to the launch of a television station in Princeton, WRAY-TV (channel 52), a commercial independent station that signed on in October 1959; it was co-owned with radio station WRAY (1250 AM), which shared studio space with WRAY-TV. With competition from two television stations—WTVW and WFIE-TV—out of the nearby Evansville market, WRAY-TV was never successful and ceased operations. The station's studio equipment was donated to Vincennes University; however, the license itself was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in February 1961.
By the time that Vincennes University applied for a new station license, the old channel 52 allocation had been reassigned to UHF channel 34, and the construction permit originally issued on February 8, 1966 was re-issued under that allocation, only to be changed by the FCC to channel 22 a few weeks later as part of a nationwide realignment of channel allocations for stations that had not yet been built. WVUT first signed on the air on February 15, 1968, as a member station of National Educational Television (NET). WVUT joined PBS when the reorganized network launched on October 5, 1970.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WVUT-HD | Main WVUT programming / PBS |
| 22.2 | 480i | WVUT-SD | Create | |
| 22.3 | PBS Kids | |||
Analog-to-digital conversion
WVUT discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 22, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 52, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era UHF channel 22 for post-transition operations.[3]
Programming
Local programming on WVUT includes a student-produced newscast, titled NewsCenter 22, which airs during Vincennes University's fall, winter and spring terms, as well as the weekly public affairs program 22 Magazine.
References
- The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 15, while the Television and Cable Factbook says February 19.
- RabbitEars TV Query for WVUT
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.