WGBY-TV

WGBY-TV (channel 57) is a PBS member television station in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Owned by the Boston-based WGBH Educational Foundation, it is a sister station to that organization's flagship and namesake, WGBH-TV, channel 2 (however, WGBY-TV brands as a separate, locally focused PBS outlet). WGBY-TV is operated by New England Public Media under a program service agreement with the WGBH Educational Foundation; NEPM also operates Amherst-licensed NPR member WFCR (88.5 FM) under a separate program service agreement with the University of Massachusetts. The two stations share studios in the Irene Mennen Hunter Public Media Center on Hampden Street alongside I-91 in downtown Springfield (named for the heiress to the Mennen personal care fortune and former WGBY-TV board member). WGBY-TV's transmitter is located on the peak of Mount Tom in Holyoke with some of the area's commercial television stations. WGBY-TV is also available on Comcast Xfinity channel 2 in Windham County, Vermont (alongside Vermont Public).

History

The station first signed on the air on September 26, 1971, as a PBS member station.[1]

callsign	WGBY-TV
city	Springfield, Massachusetts
branding	New England Public Media
digital	13 (VHF)
virtual	57
affiliations	57.1: PBS for others, see
country	United States
airdate	September 26, 1971
location	Springfield–Holyoke, Massachusetts
callsign meaning	Great Blue Yonder (referring to WGBH's transmitter and distance from mother station; all WGBH television stations include these two letters)
former channel numbers	Analog: 57 (UHF, 1971–2008) Digital: 58 (UHF, 2000–2009), 22 (UHF, 2009–2019)
owner	WGBH Educational Foundation
operator	New England Public Media via program service agreement
sister stations	Radio: WFCR
erp	63 kW
haat	303.2 m
facility id	72096
coordinates	42.24153°N, -72.64836°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	http://nepm.org/

History

Programming

Technical information

Subchannels

Analog-to-digital conversion

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