WSIU-TV

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WSIU-TV / WUSI-TV
WSIU: Carbondale, Illinois
WUSI: Olney, Illinois
Channels

Digital:
WSIU: 8 (VHF)
WUSI: 19 (UHF)
Affiliations PBS (1970-Present)
Owner Southern Illinois University
(Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University)
First air date WSIU: November 6, 1961
WUSI: August 19, 1968
Call letters’ meaning WSIU:
Southern
Illinois
University
WUSI: anagram of WSIU
Former channel number(s) Analog:
WSIU:
8 (1961-2009)
WUSI:
16 (1968-2009)
Former affiliations NET (1961-1970)
Transmitter Power WSIU: 53 kW
WUSI: 46 kW
Height WSIU: 271.3 m
WUSI: 283.8 m
Facility ID WSIU: 4297
WUSI: 4301
Transmitter Coordinates WSIU:
38°6′11″N 89°14′40″W / 38.10306°N 89.24444°W / 38.10306; -89.24444
WUSI:
38°50′19″N 88°7′47″W / 38.83861°N 88.12972°W / 38.83861; -88.12972 (WUSI-TV)
Website www.wsiu.org/

WSIU digital channel 8 is a PBS member station based and located in Carbondale, Illinois, at Southern Illinois University. Programming can also be seen on WUSI-TV digital channel 19 in Olney, Illinois, a translator. Both stations serve the extreme southern part of Illinois and portions of Indiana, Kentucky,Tennessee and Missouri and broadcast the full PBS schedule.

WSIU also operates FM radio stations, which are all members of NPR and PRI. WSIU's radio stations are WSIU Carbondale, 91.9 FM, WUSI Olney, 90.3 FM, and WVSI Mt. Vernon, 88.9 FM.

WSIU-TV has been digital-only since January 29, 2009.[1]

WUSI is digital-only, effective 9pm on February 17, 2009.[2]

[edit] Programming

While classes are in session, River Region Evening Edition, a live student-produced newscast, is shown Monday through Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CT, with repeats of WSIU InFocus shown on Friday at 5:00 p.m. CT.

The Emmy winning, student-produced alt.news 26:46 occasionally airs on Sundays at 10:00 p.m.

The student-produced, Studio A is also back on the WSIU airwaves occasionally on Sundays at 10:00 p.m.

[edit] References

  1. ^ WSIU sets digital conversion for later this month, PETE ROSENBERY, SIUC University, January 22, 2009
  2. ^ http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/02/05/breaking_news/doc498b49384ba24582324724.txt

[edit] External links

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Television stations in the Jackson Purchase and Southern Illinois, including Paducah, KY and Cape Girardeau, MO
Local Stations

WSIL 3 / KPOB 15 (ABC) • WPSD 6 (NBC) • WSIU 8 (PBS) • WQWQ 9 / WQTV 24 (CW) • KFVS 12 (CBS, 12.2 CW) • WPXS 13 (Ind) • W15BU 15 (3ABN) • WKMU 21 / WKPD 29 (PBS/KET) • KBSI 23 (Fox) • WUWT 26 (A1) • WTCT 27 (TCT) • WDKA 49 (MNTV)
Distant Stations

(availability pending on location)
St Louis: KMOV 4 (CBS) • KSDK 5 (NBC) • KETC 9 (PBS) • KDNL 30 (ABC)
Jonesboro: KAIT 8 (ABC) • KTEJ 19 (PBS/AETN)
Memphis: WMC 5 (NBC) • WPTY 24 (ABC)
Jackson TN: WBBJ 7 (ABC) • WLJT 11 (PBS) • WJKT 16 (Fox)
Nashville: WTVF 5 (CBS)
Tennessee Broadcast television: Chattanooga • Huntsville, AL • Jackson • Knoxville • Memphis • Nashville • Paducah, KY • Tri-Cities
See also: Little Rock TV • Springfield MO TV • Springfield IL TV • Terre Haute TV • Evansville TV
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Television stations in the Wabash Valley, including Terre Haute, Indiana
Local stations
Cable channel

WBI 3 (CW)
Distant stations
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Television stations in Southwestern Indiana, including Evansville, IN and Owensboro, KY
Local stations

WJPS 4 (Ind) • WTVW 7 (Fox) • WNIN 9 (PBS) • WFIE 14 (NBC, 14.2 WX) • WAZE 19/17 (CW) • W23BV 23 (3ABN) • WEHT 25 (ABC, 25.2 RTN) • WKOH 31 (PBS/KET) • WTSN 36 (A1) • W38BK 38 (TBN) • WEVV 44 (CBS, 44.2 MNTV)
Outlying areas

W06BD 6 (Ind) • WCJT 12 (Ind) • WJTS 27 (A1) • WKMA 35 (PBS/KET)
Distant stations

WUSI 16 (PBS, Olney) • WVUT 22 (PBS, Vincennes) • WDRB 41 (Fox, Louisville)
See also: St Louis TV • Springfield TV • Nashville TV • Memphis TV • Indianapolis TV
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Broadcast television in South Central Illinois (including Champaign-Urbana, Springfield and Decatur)

WCIA 3 (3.1 CBS, 3.2 WCFN) • WILL (12.1 PBS, 12.2 PBS World, 12.3 Create) • WSEC 14 (14.1 PBS, 14.2 PBS World, 14.3 Create) • WUSI (16.1 PBS, 16.2 SD, 16.3 Create) • WAND (17.1 NBC, 17.2 local WX) •
WICS/WICD (20.1/15.1 ABC) • WBUI (23.1 CW, 23.2 SD) • W29BG 29 / W34DL 34 (TBN) · WLCF-LD 45 (CTN/FN) · WBXC-CA 46 (A1) • WCFN 49 (49.1 MNTV, 49.2 WCIA) • WEIU 51 (51.1 PBS, 51.2 MHz WorldView) • WRSP/WCCU (55.1/27.1 Fox)
See also: Peoria-Bloomington, Chicago, Quincy, St. Louis, Quad Cities, Evansville, Terre Haute, Lafayette, and Paducah TV
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Broadcast television in the Greater St. Louis and Metro-East Illinois areas
Local stations
KTVI (2.1 Fox) • KMOV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 KNLC) • KSDK 5 (5.1 NBC, 5.2 local WX) • KPTN-LP 7 (HSN) • KETC (9.1 PBS, 9.2 PBS Kids, 9.3 PBS World, 9.4 Create) • KPLR (11.1 The CW) •
KNLC (24.1 Ind., 24.2 RES) • KDTL-LP 16 (Daystar) • KDNL (30.1 ABC) • K33GU 33 (TBN) • WRBU (46.1 MNTV) • W50CH 50 (Ind.) • KUMO-LP 51 (Ind.)
Outlying stations

Illinois: WSIU (8.1 PBS, 8.2 SD, 8.3 Create, 8.4 WSIU-FM - Carbondale) • WPXS (13.1 Ind - Mt. Vernon) • W29CI 29 (3ABN - Salem)
Missouri: K07SD 7 (NBC - Rolla) • K16FE 16 (TBN - Rolla) • K22HG 22 (TBN - St. Charles)
See also: Quincy, Columbia/Jeferson City, Springfield MO, Springfield IL, Evansville, Memphis, and Paducah TV
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PBS Member Stations in the state of Illinois
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Illinois
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NPR Member Stations in the state of Illinois
Stations
See also: Adult Contemporary, College, Country, News/Talk, NPR, Oldies, Rock, Sports, Top 40, Urban, and Other radio stations in Illinois
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