- WPBA (TV)
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WPBA
city =
station_
station_slogan = Atlanta's PBS Station
station_branding = PBA 30
analog = 30 (UHF)
digital = 21 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = PBS
network =
founded =
airdate =February 17 ,1958
location =Atlanta, Georgia
callsign_meaning = Public
Broadcasting
Atlanta
former_callsigns = WETV (1958-1984)
former_channel_numbers =
owner =Atlanta Public Schools
licensee = Board of Education of the City of Atlanta
sister_stations =WABE
effective_radiated_power = 1380 kW (analog)
55.4 kW (digital)
HAAT = 334 m (analog)
265.7 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 4190
coordinates = coord|33|45|33.3|N|84|20|5.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WPBA (analog)
coord|33|45|32.6|N|84|20|5.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WPBA (digital)
homepage = [http://www.pba.org/ www.pba.org]WPBA (or simply PBA; channel 30, DTV 21) is one of two PBS-member
TV station s in theAtlanta metropolitan area . Thecallsign stands for Public Broadcasting Atlanta, and it is counterpart to WABE FM 90.1, the localNational Public Radio station. Both arelicense d to and operated by theAtlanta Public Schools , and holdAtlanta, Georgia as theircity of license .It is the only PBS station in Georgia not run by
Georgia Public Broadcasting as part of the GPB television network. However, GPB does have WGTV TV 8 serving the area, leading to some duplication (but only rarelysimulcast ing) of programming.The station typically turns its
transmitter off late at night (generally 1-5 AM), but can still be seen on some cable TV systems.History
The station signed on
February 17 ,1958 as WETV, Georgia's firstpublic television station. WETV was re-assigned WPBA in1984 . The WETV calls today are now used for a low-powered television station inMurfreesboro, Tennessee ,WETV-LP .In
2000 , WPBA's digital signal on channel 21 began operation.Digital television
The station's
over-the-air digital channel currently carries only one feed:In
2009 , WPBA will leave channel 30 and keep itsdigital TV on channel 21 when the analog shutdown occurs.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf]Transmission tower
WPBA TV and WABE FM share a
tower with the single antenna used byWSB-FM 98.5, WSTR FM 94.1 and WVEE FM 103.3. (Those threeradio station s'transmitter s arediplex ed together, so that they all feed to the antenna instead of into each other.) WABE was formerly onStone Mountain , but had to leave when WGTV needed the space for its digital equipment.External links
* [http://www.pba.org/ WPBA website]
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