WMUM-TV
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| Cochran-Macon, Georgia United States | |
|---|---|
| City | Cochran, Georgia |
| Branding | GPB |
| Slogan | Television Worth Sharing |
| Channels |
Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 29 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels |
29.1 - GPB/PBS HD (1080i) |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission |
| First air date | January 1, 1968 |
| Call letters' meaning | Mercer University Macon |
| Sister station(s) | WMUM-FM |
| Former callsigns | WDCO-TV (1968–2006) |
| Former channel number(s) |
15 (UHF analog, 1968–1990) 29 (UHF analog, 1990–2009) |
| Former affiliations | NET (1968–1970) |
| Transmitter power | 31 kW |
| Height | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Facility ID | 23935 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°28′12.2″N 83°15′18″W / 32.470056°N 83.25500°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.gpb.org |
WMUM-TV, virtual channel 29 (VHF digital channel 7), is a PBS member television station serving Macon, Georgia, United States that is licensed to Cochran. The station is owned by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission, and is a sister station to NPR member radio station WMUM-FM (89.7). WMUM maintains studio facilities located on the Mercer University campus on Montpelier Avenue (just east of I-75) in Macon, and its transmitter is located in rural northeastern Bleckley County (northeast of Cochran). The station is operated as part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting television network.
History
The station first signed on the air on January 1, 1968 as WDCO-TV, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 15. In 1990, the station moved its signal to UHF channel 29, in order to avoid interference with a U.S. Department of Defense early warning ballistic missile detection facility that was located at Robins Air Force Base; it was the only instance prior to the 2009 digital transition in which one of Georgia Public Broadcasting's television stations changed channel frequencies. It was the tenth and last PBS member station established in the state of Georgia, as well as the last television station to be built and signed on by GPB. In the summer of 2006, the station changed its call letters to WMUM-TV, in reference to the Macon-based Mercer University, reflecting the university's involvement in GPB's television and radio operations in the Macon market.
Digital television[1]
WMUM-TV broadcasts the following digital subchannels:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WMUM-DT | Main GPB programming / PBS |
| 29.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Kids | Create TV |
| 29.3 | 4:3 | Knowled | GPB Knowledge |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WMUM-TV signed on its digital signal on VHF channel 7 in April 2008. The station discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 29, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 7,[2] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 29.
References
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WMUM
- ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
External links
- Georgia Public Broadcasting official website
- GPB stations map – includes WMUM coverage area
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WMUM
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WMUM-TV