WOUB-TV

WOUB-TV / WOUC-TV
WOUB: Athens, Ohio WOUC: Cambridge, Ohio United States
Branding	WOUB
Channels	Digital: WOUB: 27 (UHF) WOUC: 35 (UHF) Virtual: WOUB: 20 (PSIP) WOUC: 44 (PSIP)
Subchannels	(see article)
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Ohio University
Founded	WOUB: January 7, 1963 (1963-01-07) WOUC: July 26, 1973 (1973-07-26)
Call letters' meaning	WOUB: Ohio University Broadcasting (or Bobcats) WOUC: W Ohio University Cambridge
Sister station(s)	WOUB-FM
Former channel number(s)	WOUB: 20 (UHF analog, 1963–2009) WOUC: 44 (UHF analog, 1973–2009)
Former affiliations	NET (1963–1970)
Transmitter power	WOUB: 250 kW (digital) WOUC: 310 kW (digital)
Height	WOUB: 242.3 m (digital) WOUC: 385.1 m (digital)
Facility ID	WOUB: 50147 WOUC: 50141
Transmitter coordinates	WOUB: 39°18′52″N 82°8′59″W / 39.31444°N 82.14972°W / 39.31444; -82.14972 WOUC: 40°5′32″N 81°17′19″W / 40.09222°N 81.28861°W / 40.09222; -81.28861 (WOUC-TV)
Website	www.woub.org

The Radio/Television Building at Ohio University, where WOUB is broadcast

WOUB-TV channel 20 is a non-commercial educational television station licensed to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. WOUB-TV's programming can also be seen on satellite station WOUC-TV channel 44, located in Cambridge, Ohio. Both stations are members of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

The WOUB/WOUC studios and offices are located in the Radio-TV building on the Athens campus of Ohio University, which owns the stations' licenses through the WOUB Center for Public Media. The Center is a non-academic unit of the Scripps College of Communication. The two stations combined serves southeastern Ohio and portions of neighboring West Virginia and Kentucky. The public media center also serves as a laboratory for Ohio University students who are interested in gaining experience in broadcasting and related technologies. In addition to radio (WOUB-FM) and television, WOUB is also active in online services and media production.

Unlike most PBS stations, the channel produces a regular local newscast by university students studying and training on television news casts at Ohio University. With that, they mainly focus on the area around Athens, which is mostly ignored by the Columbus, Zanesville and Huntington-Charleston stations that serve the Athens area.

Past students of the station (and alumni of Ohio University by extension) include current Today Show co-host Matt Lauer, along with numerous major market television news anchors and reporters.

Coverage area

Currently Athens County, Ohio is located in the fringes of the Columbus market. However, the combined power of the two stations reaches most of the Huntington/Charleston and Zanesville markets, as well as portions of the Columbus, Parkersburg and Wheeling/Steubenville markets. WOUC's over-the-air digital signal has even been picked up in parts of suburban Pittsburgh, roughly 100 miles from Cambridge. The station leases commercial fiber line to permit it to be carried on the Columbus local feeds of the DBS providers.

Digital programming

WOUB-TV and WOUC-TV's primary (.1) channels share the same programming. The offerings on the remaining subchannels are different on both stations, expanding the choices of programming for digital viewers within the coverage areas of both transmitters.

WOUB

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming ^[1]
20.1	1080i	16:9	WOUB-HD	Main WOUB-TV programming / PBS
20.2	480i	4:3	WOUB-CL	PBS Encore
20.3	480i	4:3	WOUB-LR	MHz WorldView

WOUC

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming ^[2]
44.1	1080i	16:9	WOUC-HD	Main WOUC-TV programming / PBS
44.2	480i	4:3	WOUC-UN	PBS Encore
44.3	480i	4:3	WOUC-WR	World

Digital transition

In 2009, when the analog to digital conversion was completed, WOUB-TV and WOUC-TV utilized channels 27 and 35, respectively for digital television operations. Following the transition the stations remained on those channels, but, it uses PSIP to display 20 and 44 as the stations' respective virtual channels. ^[3]

Images

Transmitter facility for WOUB-FM/TV, Athens, Ohio. Photo taken in 1993.
Transmitter tower for WOUB-FM/TV, Athens, Ohio. Photo taken in 1993.

External links

References

Ohio University

History	History Manasseh Cutler Rufus Putnam Northwest Territory Northwest Ordinance Great Society Initiative College Lands

Campus	Athens Chillicothe College Green Ironton Lancaster Pickerington Proctorville Residence life St. Clairsville Zanesville

Students	Arts and Sciences Business Communication Journalism Education Engineering and Technology Fine Arts Graduate Osteopathic Medicine Health Sciences and Professions Honors Tutorial Leadership and Public Affairs Research Centers University College and Affiliates

Athletics	Bobcats Rufus Basketball (M) Basketball (W) Cross-Country (M) Cross-Country (W) Football Golf Volleyball Swimming and diving (W) Wrestling Other Hall of Fame Traditions Marching 110

Arenas	Peden Stadium Bird Arena Chessa Field Pruitt Field Goldsberry Track Ohio University Aquatic Center Bob Wren Stadium Convocation Center

People	Alumni Roderick J. McDavis

Media	The Post WOUB-TV

Television stations in Central Ohio, including Columbus

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Commercial stations

WCMH-TV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MeTV, 4.3 ION)
WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MNTV/This, 6.3 ANT)
WBNS-TV (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Decades)
WDEM-CD (17.1 Telemundo)
W23BZ-D (23.1 Ind./Bounce TV, 23.2 AZA)
WTTE (28.1 Fox, 28.2 GetTV, 28.3 ASN)
WCSN-LD (32.1 Movies!, 32.2 Cozi, 32.3 Dalmar TV, 32.4 Afro 1 TV, 32.5 Guide Us TV, 32.6 Biz TV, 32.7 Youtoo America, 32.8 Infomercials)
W44DC-D 44 (HSN)
WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal)
WWHO (53.1 CW, 53.2 Grit, 53.3 Comet)

Non-profit stations

Public television	WOSU-TV (34.1 PBS, 34.2 The Ohio Channel, 34.3 Create)

Religious	WGCT-CD 8 (Ind.) WCLL-CD (19.1 DS HD, 19.2 DS SD) WSFJ-TV (51.1 TBN, 51.2 Church, 51.3 JUCE TV, 51.4 Enlace, 51.5 SoaC)

Outlying areas

WHIZ-TV 18 (NBC, Zanesville)
WMNO-CD 22 (H&I, Marion)
WOCB-CD 39/WXCB-CA 42 (Ind., Marion/Delaware)
WOUB-TV 20 (PBS, Athens)
WOUC-TV 44 (PBS, Cambridge)
WMFD-TV 68 (Ind., Mansfield)

Cable-only stations

Defunct

ONN
WGSF 31 (PBS)

Ohio broadcast television: Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia; Cincinnati; Cleveland/Akron; Columbus; Dayton; Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Lima; Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia; Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia; Toledo; Youngstown; Zanesville

Television stations in Muskingum County, Ohio, including Zanesville

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	W16BT (16 silent) WHIZ-TV (18.1 NBC) WIVN-LD 29/WIVD-LD 39 (x.1 RTV → This TV, x.2 Tuff TV, x.3 PBJ, x.4 WJDD audio only) WOUC-TV (44.1 PBS, 44.2 PBS Encore, 44.3 MHz Worldview)

Adjacent locals	Columbus, OH WCMH-TV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MeTV) WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MNTV) WBNS-TV (10.1 CBS) WTTE (28.1 Fox) WOSU-TV (34.1 PBS) WWHO (53.1 CW) WSFJ-TV (51 TBN)

Cable-only stations	"Zanesville CW 13" (CW Plus)

Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville See also Parkersburg

Broadcast television in the Parkersburg, West Virginia–Marietta, Ohio area

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WTAP-TV (15.1 NBC, 15.2 Silent → ABC, 15.3 Silent → The CW, 15.4 weather radar) WOUB (20.1 PBS, 20.2 PBS Encore, 20.3 MHz Worldview) WOVA-LD (22.1 Fox) WJOS-LD 45 (The Walk TV) WIYE-LD (47.1 CBS, 47.2 MNTV/MeTV) W51EG-D (51.1 PBS/WVPB, 51.2 Create, 51.3 PBS/WVPB in HD)

Adjacent locals	Charleston / Huntington WSAZ (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV) WCHS (8.1 ABC, 8.2 ANT, 8.3 Grit TV, 8.4 GetTV) WVAH (11.1 FOX, 11.2 ASN Sports, 11.3 Comet) WOWK (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Escape, 13.3 Laff, 13.4 Bounce TV) WQCW (30.1 The CW) Columbus WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MyNetworkTV/This TV, 6.3 ANT) WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Decades) Clarksburg/Weston WDTV (5.1 CBS, 5.2 AccuWX) WBOY (12.1 NBC, 12.2 ABC)

West Virginia Broadcast television Bluefield Clarksburg/Weston Huntington/Charleston Parkersburg Washington, DC Wheeling Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville

Broadcast television in the Upper Ohio Valley, including Wheeling, West Virginia and Steubenville, Ohio

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WTRF-TV (7.1 CBS, 7.2 MNTV, 7.3 ABC, 7.4 Escape) WTOV-TV (9.1 NBC, 9.2 Fox, 9.3 MeTV) WVTX-CD (28.1 MNTV, 28.2 ABC) W41AA 41 (PBS/WVPB) WJPW-CD (59.1 Cozi TV, 59.2 Movies!, 59.3 RTV)

Adjacent locals	Pittsburgh, PA KDKA-TV (2.1 CBS) WTAE-TV (4.1 ABC, 4.2 This TV) WPXI (11.1 NBC, 11.2 MeTV) WQED-TV (13.1 PBS, 13.2 HDTV) WINP-TV (16.1 Ion, 16.2 qubo, 16.3 Life, 16.4 ShopTV, 16.5 QVC) WPNT (22.1 MNTV) WPGH-TV (53.1 Fox) Youngstown, OH WFMJ-TV (21.1 NBC) WKBN-TV (27.1 CBS) WYTV (33.1 ABC)

Cable channels	WBWO (The CW → Silent)

West Virginia Broadcast television Bluefield Clarksburg/Weston Huntington/Charleston Parkersburg Washington, DC Wheeling Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville See also Pittsburgh

Broadcast television in Southeast Ohio, Western West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including Huntington and Charleston

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WSAZ (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MNTV/MeTV) WCHS (8.1 ABC, 8.2 ANT, 8.3 Grit TV, 8.4 GetTV) WVAH (11.1 Fox, 11.2 ASN Channel, 11.3 Comet) WOWK (13.1 CBS, 13.2 Escape, 13.3 Laff, 13.4 Bounce TV) WOCW-LP (21.1 Silent/Future station) WKAS (25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KET KY, 25.4 Test pattern → PBS Kids) WLPX (29.1 ION, 29.2 Qubo, 29.3 Ion Life, 29.4 Ion Shop, 29.5 QVC) W30DG-D 30 (HSN) WQCW (30.1 CW) WVPB (33.1 PBS/WVPB) WPBO (42.1 PBS) WJOS-LD 45 (The Walk TV) WTSF (61.1 DS)

Outlying areas	WOUB (20.1 PBS Athens / Marietta, OH) WKPI (22.1 PBS/KET, 22.2 KET2, 22.3 KY Channel, 22.4 Test pattern → PBS Kids - Pikeville/Paintsville, KY) W28DD-D 25.1 PBS/KET, 25.2 KET2, 25.3 KY Channel, 25.4 Test pattern → PBS Kids - Louisa, KY) WHJC-LD (27.1 RTV, 27.2 Tuff TV - Williamson, WV) WTZP-LD (50.1 Cozi TV, 50.2 Justice - Portsmouth, OH) WYMT (57.1 CBS, 57.2 This TV - Hazard/Pikeville, KY)

Local cable channels	Network West Virginia Southern 17

Adjacent locals	Columbus / Chillicothe WCMH (4.1 NBC, 4.2 MeTV, 4.3 ION) WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MyNetworkTV/This TV, 6.3 ANT) WBNS (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Decades) Parkersburg / Marietta WTAP (15.1 NBC, 15.4 weather radar)

Defunct stations	WKNA 49 (ABC/DuMont)

West Virginia Broadcast television Bluefield Clarksburg/Weston Huntington/Charleston Parkersburg Washington, DC Wheeling Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville Kentucky broadcast television areas by city Bowling Green Charleston, WV Cincinnati, OH Evansville, IN Knoxville, TN Lexington Louisville Paducah

PBS member stations in the state of Ohio

WPTD 16 / WPTO 14 (Dayton / Oxford) WOUB 20 / WOUC 44 (Athens / Cambridge) WVIZ 25 (Cleveland) WBGU 27 (Bowling Green) WGTE 30 (Toledo) WOSU 34 / WPBO 42 (Columbus / Portsmouth) WNEO 45 / WEAO 49 (Youngstown / Akron) WCET 48 (Cincinnati)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio

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