WNIT (TV)
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| WNIT | |
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| South Bend, Indiana | |
| Branding | WNIT Public Television |
| Slogan | Michiana's Public Television--television worthy of your trust. |
| Channels | |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation |
| First air date | February 1974[1] |
| Call letters’ meaning | Northern Indiana Television |
| Former callsigns | WNIT-TV (1974-1989) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 34 (1974-2008) |
| Transmitter Power | 50 kW |
| Height | 332.9 m |
| Facility ID | 41671 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | 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. 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.
[edit] Logos
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First logo for WNIT-TV, used from 1974 to 1979. |
 Logo used from the mid-1990s to 2007. |
 Current logo, used since 2007. |
[edit] External links
- WNIT Home
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WNIT
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WNIT-TV
[edit] References
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 14, while the Television and Cable Factbook says February 18.
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