WEIU-TV
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| WEIU-TV | |
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| Charleston, Illinois | |
| Slogan | Your New Choice for PBS |
| Channels | 51 (UHF) analog, 50 (51.1) (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Eastern Illinois University |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Call letters meaning | Eastern Illinois University |
| Former affiliations | Independent 1986-1992 |
| Transmitter Power | 46.8 kw analog, 255 kw digital |
| Website | www.weiu.net |
WEIU-TV channel 51 is a PBS member station in Charleston, Illinois. Its headquarters are at Eastern Illinois University, which is the origin of the call sign's letters.
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[edit] Technical Information
The station broadcasts an analog signal of 46.8 kw from its tower on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.
Its digital transmission facilities are located near Humboldt, Illinois. The station is licensed to broadcast a digital signal of 255 kw covering roughly an area between Effingham and Champaign, and between Decatur and Terre Haute.
WEIU covers Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion counties Illinois and Vigo County, Indiana.
[edit] History
WEIU-TV began operation on July 1, 1986 offering local news, public affairs, and instructional programming. On January 30th, 1992 WEIU officially joined the PBS network. In 2006 it launched its digital broadcast signal on Channel 50 (tuned as channel 51).
WEIU also operates a non-commercial WEIU-FM 88.9 ("Hit Mix 88.9"), and a student-run internet radio station, The Odysssey.
[edit] Related Channels
In addition to its main station, WEIU also operates Your 13, a cable station offered to Consolidated Communications subscribers that presents educational, sports, informational and local access programming, plus Classic Arts Showcase overnight. Unlike WEIU itself, some of the programs on Your 13 are funded by commercials.
WEIU also broadcasts a variety of international programming on its second digital sub-channel 50.2/51.2.
[edit] News Scan / News Watch
When WEIU signed on in 1986 it launched its first student-run news program called News Scan. When the program began a group of about 50 students produced two newscasts airing at 5:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. daily.
The news took a brief departure from WEIU in 1990 when the amount of students involved in the program began to drop. The news returned to the air later that year in February.
Between 2000 and 2002 the program changed its name from News Scan to News Watch. A half-hour newscast currently airs at 5:30 p.m. and a five minute headline and weather broadcast airs at 9:57 p.m.
The theme used is Production Music: This Just In by 615 Music, a theme sounding fairly similar to Move Closer to Your World.
 First News Scan Broadcast, 1986 |
 News Scan 1989 Logo |
 First Live News Scan, 1989 |
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield market (Nielsen DMA #82) | ||
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WCIA 3 (CBS) - WSIU 8 / WUSI 16 (PBS) - WILL 12 (PBS) - WSEC 14 (PBS) - WICD 15 / WICS 20 (ABC) - WAND 17 (NBC) - WBUI 23 (The CW) - W29BG/W34DL 34 (TBN) - WBXC 46 (MTV2) - WCFN 49 (MNTV) - WEIU 51 (PBS) - WRSP 55 / WCCU 27 (Fox) |
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| Broadcast television in the Terre Haute market (Nielsen DMA #151) | ||
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WTWO 2 (NBC) - WTHI 10 (CBS) - WUSI 16 (PBS) - WHFE 18 / WVGO 54 (A1) - WVUT 22 (PBS) - WFXW 38 (Fox) - W43BV 43 (TBN) |
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| Significantly-viewed out-of-market stations | ||
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WTTV 4 (CW) - WRTV 6 (ABC) - WTHR 13 (NBC) - WPXS 13 (RTN) - WEIU 51 (PBS) |
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WSIU 8 / WUSI 16 (Carbondale / Olney) - WTTW 11 (Chicago) - WILL 12 (Urbana) - WSEC 14 / WMEC 22 / WQEC 27 (Jacksonville / Macomb / Quincy) - WYCC 20 (Chicago) - WQPT 24 (Moline) - WTVP 47 (Peoria) - WEIU 51 (Charleston) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and Other Stations in Illinois | |
