WGVU-TV

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WGVU-TV / WGVK
Image:Wgvu.jpg
WGVU: Grand Rapids, Michigan
WGVK: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Branding WGVU
Slogan West Michigan Public Broadcasting
Channels Analog:
WGVU: 35 (UHF)
WGVK: 52 (UHF)

Digital:
WGVU: 11 (VHF)
WGVK: 5 (VHF)
Affiliations PBS
Owner Grand Valley State University
First air date WGVU: December 17, 1972
WGVK: October 1, 1984
Call letters’ meaning WGVU:
Grand
Valley State
University
WGVK: WGVU Kalamazoo
Former callsigns WGVU: WGVC (1972-1987)
WGVK: none
Transmitter Power WGVU:
1320 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
WGVK:
44.7 kW (analog)
10 kW (digital)
Height WGVU:
261 m (analog)
238 m (digital)
WGVK:
125 m (analog)
169 m (digital)
Facility ID WGVU: 24784
WGVK: 24783
Transmitter Coordinates WGVU:
42°57′34.7″N, 85°53′44.9″W
WGVK:
42°18′23″N, 85°39′25.2″W
Website www.wgvu.org/tv

WGVU-TV is the PBS member station for West Michigan, broadcasting on channel 35 in Grand Rapids. It operates a full-time satellite, WGVK, channel 52 in Kalamazoo.

Its studios are located in the Meijer Public Broadcast Center, located in the Eberhard Center on the GVSU Pew Campus, and have been there since 1986. Prior to that, they were located in the basement of Manitou Hall on GVSU's Allendale campus.

The call letters refer to its owner, Grand Valley State University. WGVU-TV signed on in 1972 as WGVC-TV. It became WGVU in 1987 when Grand Valley State was elevated to university status.

WGVK signed on in 1984 to serve portions of the market that couldn't receive a decent signal from WGVC.

Contents

[edit] Programming

[edit] Weekly

  • Ask The... is a live call-in show about a specific topic. Shelley Irwin is the host. It airs Thursdays at 6:00pm.
  • Grand Valley State Sports Report (formerly GV Sports), hosted by Steve Lloyd-Jones, covers Grand Valley State University athletics. During the sports seasons it airs Mondays at 6pm and 11pm. It doesn't air during the summer.
  • West Michigan Week discusses the week's news. Peter Ross (WZZM) hosts the show. Panelists Gordon Gould of WOOD Radio, Carole Valade of Grand Rapids Business Journal and WGVU's Fred Martino are joined by a wide range of guests each week. It airs Fridays at 9:30pm.
  • WGVU Newsmakers profiles people and issues. Hosted by Fred Martino, it airs Wednesdays at 6:00pm.

[edit] Specials

  • Fly Fishing with Glen Blackwood
  • WGVU Community Connection is a monthly program hosted by Shelley Irwin. It spotlights non-profit agencies in West Michigan.
  • WGVU Family Health Matters covers health issues.

[edit] Documentaries

  • WGVU produces documentaries. Notable documentaries are Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History, Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah and Defying Hitler.

[edit] Fundraising

  • WGVU holds regular pledge drives with PBS.
  • Auction is an annual fundraising event.

[edit] Digital TV

WGVU-HD airs high-definition programming.

WGVU-DT2 is a digital simulcast of its analog channel.

WGVU Create airs cooking and travel programs.

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo-Battle Creek/Muskegon area (Nielsen DMA #39)

WWMT 3 (CBS - The CW on DT2) - WOOD 8 (NBC) - WZZM 13 (ABC, The AccuWeather Channel on DT2) - WXSP 15 (MNTV) - WXMI 17 (Fox) - WUHQ 29 (Retro Jams) - WGVU 35 / WGVK 52 (PBS) - WUHO 36 (Ind.) - WMKG 38 (FN/Sportsman) - WOTV 41 (ABC) - WZPX 43 (ION) - W48CL 48 (3ABN) - WTLJ 54 (TCT) - WLLA 64 (FN)

Local Cable Television Channels
FSN Detroit

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location
Traverse City/Cadillac: WPBN 7 (NBC) - WWTV 9 (CBS) - WFQX 33 (FOX) | Lansing: WLNS 6 (CBS) - WILX 10 (NBC) - WKAR 23 (PBS) - WSYM 47 (Fox) |
Mid-Michigan: WJRT 12 (ABC) - WCMU 14 (PBS) | South Bend: WNDU 16 (NBC) - WSBT 22 (CBS) - WSJV 28 (Fox) - WNIT 34 (PBS) - WHME 46 (LeSEA)
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PBS Member Stations in the state of Michigan
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV and Other stations in Michigan