WGBY-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WGBY-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = WGBY
analog = 57 (UHF)
digital = 58 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = PBS
network =
founded =
airdate = September 26, 1971
location = Springfield, Massachusetts
callsign_meaning = Great Blue Yonder
(referring to WGBH (FM)'s transmitter, all WGBH television stations include these two letters)
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = WGBH Educational Foundation
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 1480 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
HAAT = 305 m (analog)
294 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 72096
coordinates = coord|42|14|29.6|N|72|38|53.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wgby.org/ www.wgby.org]

WGBY-TV is a PBS station licensed to the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. It is a division of the WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, Massachusetts, but has its own independent web presence, logo, and local programming. Its transmitter is located on the peak of Mt. Tom in Holyoke, Massachusetts and provides programming to much of western Massachusetts, northern Connecticut, and southern Vermont. It is assigned to UHF TV channel 57, with an ATSC digital transmitter operating from the same site on UHF channel 58.

The station was founded on September 26, 1971.

Their digital programming channels include WGBY Kids, Create, and World, which are similar to the WGBH channels of the same names (station identifications include both WGBY and WGBX 44, the carrier for these channels in eastern Massachusetts), but have some changes made to include locally produced WGBY programs. In October 2006, WGBY became the first television station in New England to produce all of its local content in high definition (HD).

Unlike its Boston counterpart, WGBY does not operate an affiliated radio station; the area is instead served by WFCR, an NPR affiliate licensed to Amherst.

Digital television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

On August 4, 2008, WGBY filed a request with the FCC to terminate its analog signal as of November 5, 2008 -- some three months prior to the mandated analog shut-off. The petition cited the need to replace the current analog antenna with the post transition digital 22 antenna.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101260834&formid=911&fac_num=72096] . WGBY also filed for an STA to operate at 50% analog power prior to the early shut down date due to equipment failure Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.