| WGBX-TV | |
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| Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Branding | 'GBH 44 |
| Slogan | Independent, original, 'GBH 44 |
| Channels | Analog: 44 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | WGBH Educational Foundation |
| First air date | September 25, 1967 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Great Blue EXperimental (supposedly) (referring to WGBH-FM's transmitter, all WGBH television stations include these two letters) |
| Sister station(s) | WGBH (FM), WCAI, WGBH-TV |
| Former affiliations | NET (1967-1970) |
| Transmitter Power | 1100 kW (analog) 500 kW (digital) |
| Height | 374 m (analog) 391 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 72098 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.wgbh.org |
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The X in its callsign stands for "Experimental", as WGBX (more primarily in the 1970s) was home to programming that was given a trial on the smaller-audience UHF signal before possibly moving onto the more-established WGBH-TV. Such Eastern Educational Network imports from the UK as Doctor Who were seen first or more frequently on WGBX, and one late-1970s local "nightclub"-style variety show, Club 44, proved popular enough to be moved over to WGBH and retitled The Club. American Public Television ( APT) is the largest of the Television syndication distributors of programming for public television stations in the United States The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 44. 1 | Main WGBX programming |
| 44. 2 | WGBH World |
| 44. PBS World is a 24-hour digital channel showing PBS documentaries primarily science current affairs and history programs 3 | WGBH Create |
| 44. 4 | 'GBH Kids |
References
External links
- WGBH Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WGBX
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WGBX-TV
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