WNIT (TV)

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WNIT
city =
station_
station_slogan = Michiana's Public Television--television worthy of your trust.
station_branding = WNIT Public Television
analog =
digital = 35 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = PBS
network =
founded =
airdate = February 1974 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says February 14, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says February 18.]
location = South Bend, Indiana
callsign_meaning = Northern
Indiana
Television
former_callsigns = WNIT-TV (1974-1989)
former_channel_numbers = Analog:
34 (1974-2008)
owner = Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 50 kW
HAAT = 332.9 m
class =
facility_id = 41671
coordinates = coord|41|36|49|N|86|11|20|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WNIT
homepage = [http://www.wnit.org/ www.wnit.org]

WNIT is the PBS member station for South Bend, Indiana. Its studios are located in Elkhart. WNIT broadcasts on digital channel 35 (virtual channel 34).

The station has been serving Michiana since February 1974, when it signed on UHF channel 34. However, early in 2008, it suffered a major equipment failure when the vacuum tube that powers its transmitter burned out. [ [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101238442&formid=910&fac_num=41671 CDBS Print ] ] This reduced WNIT's signal strength to only 15 percent of its normal 1.38 million-watt ERP. In February, the two major signal amplifiers failed, damaging the analog transmitter beyond repair. The station is now broadcasting solely in digital. However, most of the station's viewers didn't lose access to WNIT programming due to the high penetration of cable and satellite television in the area. As South Bend is a "UHF island," cable and satellite are all but essential for good reception in this market.

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External links

* [http://www.wnit.org/ WNIT Home]
*TVQ|WNIT
*BIA|WNIT|TV|TV

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