New Hampshire PBS
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New Hampshire Public Television is a television company and public broadcasting mini-network in New Hampshire, licensed to the University System of New Hampshire and is part of the Public Broadcasting Service network. Established in 1959, its broadcast center is located on the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham, New Hampshire.
NHPTV is overseen by a 21-member board of directors, which is a governing board authorized by subcommittee the USNH Board of Trustees.
NHPTV is available over the air in nearly 75 percent of New Hampshire, and is available on cable in parts of Massachusetts (including Boston), Maine (including Portland), and Vermont (including the Barre/Montpelier area). It is available on DirecTV and Dish Network's Boston feeds as well.
Programming
Because the state is split between the Boston, Portland, and Burlington/Plattsburgh markets, nearly all NHPTV viewers also receive another PBS station on cable or satellite (in some cases more than one). As a result, NHPTV has elected to differentiate its program schedule for the other PBS stations in the market. Generally, NHPTV's broadcast of PBS programs and series do not air on the same day and time as they do on Boston's WGBH-TV, MPBN, Vermont Public Television or WCFE-TV in Plattsburgh.
NHPTV produces a number of local series, including:
- NH Outlook
- Windows to the Wild
- Granite State Challenge
- Wildlife Journal (co-produced with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department)
- New Hampshire Crossroads
NHPTV produced live coverage of University of New Hampshire men's Hockey from the 1972/1973 season through the 2007/2008 season. However, in June 2008 NHPTV announced that it was unable to continue to broadcast the games due to budgetary considerations.
The cooking show Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito was formerly distributed by NHPTV and produced at the NHPTV studios in Durham.
Stations
As of the DTV transition on Feb. 17, 2009, the NHPTV stations are:
Station | City of license | Channels (Digital) |
First air date | Call letters’ meaning |
ERP (Digital) |
HAAT (Digital) |
Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
WENH-TV | Durham | 11 (VHF)2 | July 6, 1959 | Educational New Hampshire | 30 kW | 304.1 m | 69237 | 43°10′33″N 71°12′29″W / 43.17583°N 71.20806°W |
WEKW-TV | Keene | 49 (UHF)3 | May 21, 1968 | Educational Keene Western New Hampshire |
43 kW | 330 m | 69271 | 43°2′0″N 72°22′4″W / 43.03333°N 72.36778°W |
WLED-TV | Littleton | 48 (UHF)4 | February 19681 | Littleton EDucational | 45 kW | 388 m | 69328 | 44°21′10″N 71°44′15″W / 44.35278°N 71.73750°W |
Notes:
- 1. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says WLED signed on February 7, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on February 8.
- 2. WENH operated its analog signal on VHF channel 11 and its digital signal on UHF channel 57 prior to the DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
- 3. WEKW operated its analog signal on UHF channel 52 prior to the DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
- 4. WLED operated its analog signal on UHF channel 49 prior to the DTV transition on February 17, 2009.
Low-power stations
Station | Channel | City |
W26CQ1 | 26 (analog) | Colebrook |
W50DP-D2 | 50 (digital) | Hanover |
Notes:
- 1. Successor to W18BO, which operated on analog channel 18 in Pittsburg. From 2005 until November 4, 2009, W26CQ was owned by Hearst Television and served as a translator for ABC affiliate WMTW.[1]
- 2. Formerly W15BK, which operated on analog channel 15 (it flash-cut to digital on September 4, 2007).
Both translators directly repeat WENH. Colebrook is part of the Portland market, while Hanover is part of the Burlington/Plattsburgh market.
Although NHPTV has been available for decades on cable systems in southern Maine, it has yet to be added to the Portland DBS feeds because of W26CQ's low-power status. However, NHPTV is working to change the satellite regulations so it can be carried in the Portland market as well. It also has a long-term goal of building a full-power transmitter atop Mount Washington, which would presumably offer city-grade coverage of Portland.
In addition, NHPTV also owns W27CP in White River Junction, Vermont, which was acquired from WMTW along with W26CQ[2]; however, that station has been dark since July 15, 2009 (while still owned by WMTW) due to having lost the lease on its tower site.[3]
Former stations
In the summer of 1981, New Hampshire Public Television was suffering a significant financial crisis. These stations were turned off for good as a result.
Station | City of license | Channel | Call letters’ meaning |
Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
WHED-TV | Hanover | 15 (UHF)1 | Hanover EDucational | 69303 | 43°42′32.1″N 72°9′14.7″W / 43.708917°N 72.154083°W |
WEDB-TV | Berlin | 40 (UHF) | EDucational Berlin | 69056 | 44°22′15.8″N 71°12′47.1″W / 44.371056°N 71.213083°W |
W59AB (low power) | North Woodstock | 59 (UHF) |
WHED-TV was eventually replaced by a translator (W15BK which operated from 1994 to 2007, when it was replaced by low-power digital station by W50DP-D). Otherwise, the defunct stations were generally superseded by cable carriage of WENH/NHPTV.
Analog-to-digital conversion
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion on February 17, 2009:
- WENH moved its digital broadcasts back to its former analog channel number, 11.
- WEKW and WLED remained on their respective, pre-transition channel numbers (49 and 48).
Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display virtual channels for each NHPTV station corresponding to their previous analog channel numbers.
References
- ^ "Broadcasting of NHPTV Signal Expected to Switch From Channel 18 to Channel 26 on Nov. 4" (Press release). New Hampshire Public Television. October 29, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF A CORPORATE LICENSEE OR PERMITTEE, OR FOR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE OR PERMIT OF TV OR FM TRANSLATOR STATION OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 18, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. August 10, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- "New Hampshire Public Television". Volunteer Action Centre. Retrieved August 4, 2005.
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External links
- NHPTV web site
- UHF Morgue: WEDB, WHED
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