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{{short description|PBS member station in Carbondale, Illinois}} |
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{{Split-multiple|WSIU-TV|WSIU}} |
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{{redirect-distinguish|WUSI-TV|KUSI-TV}} |
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{{Infobox television station |
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call_letters = WSIU-TV/WUSI-TV| |
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| callsign = WSIU-TV |
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| logo = <!-- New logo goes here File:PBSWSIU2020.png --> |
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| branding = PBS WSIU |
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analog = 8 (])/16 (])| |
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digital = 40 (UHF)/19 (UHF)| |
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| digital = 8 (]) |
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| virtual = 8 |
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affiliations = ]| |
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location = ]| |
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| translators = 28 (DRT) ] |
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owner = ]| |
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| affiliations = {{ubl|'''8.1:''' ]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}} |
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| owner = ] |
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callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''S'''outhern '''I'''llinois '''U'''niversity| |
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| licensee = Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University |
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| location = ] |
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| country = United States |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1961|11|06|p=y}} |
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| callsign_meaning = Southern Illinois University |
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| sister_stations = {{ubl|TV: ]|Radio: ]}} |
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| former_callsigns = WSIU (CP, 1959–1960)<ref name="wsiuhc">{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=84281 |title= History Cards for WSIU-TV|publisher=]}} (])<!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}--></ref> |
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| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 8 (VHF, 1961–2009)|'''Digital:''' 40 (], until 2009)}} |
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| former_affiliations = ] (1961–1970) |
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| erp = 53 ] |
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| haat = {{convert|271.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| facility_id = 4297 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|6|11|N|89|14|40|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
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| licensing_authority = ] |
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| website = {{URL|https://www.wsiu.org/}} |
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| embed_header = Satellite station |
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| child = yes |
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| callsign = WUSI-TV |
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| digital = 23 (UHF) |
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| virtual = 16 |
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| affiliations = {{ubl|'''16.1:''' PBS|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}} |
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| location = ] |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1968|08|19|p=y}} |
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| callsign_meaning = anagram of WSIU |
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| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 16 (UHF, 1968–2009)|'''Digital:''' 19 (UHF, until 2020)}} |
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| erp = 46 kW |
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| haat = {{convert|283.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| facility_id = 4301 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|50|19|N|88|7|47|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WUSI-TV}} |
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| licensing_authority = FCC |
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'''WSIU-TV''' (channel 8) is a ] member ] in ], United States. It is owned by ] alongside ] member ] (91.9 FM). The two stations share studios on the university's campus in Carbondale; WSIU-TV's transmitter is located along ] near ]. |
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WSIU also operates full-time simulcast '''WUSI-TV''' (channel 16) in ]; from a transmitter on North Shipley Road (County Road 900 E) near ], WUSI-TV serves the southeastern part of the state, including Olney and ], and also covers ]. A digital replacement translator of WSIU-TV is located in ], on UHF channel 28. SIU also owns ], based in ], which leads a three-station network serving viewers in Springfield, ], and ]. |
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==History== |
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SIU had been interested in educational television since 1950, but the educational television channel assigned to Carbondale—UHF channel 61—was deemed unsuitable as unable to cover a wide area. In 1958, the ] (FCC) assigned VHF channel 8 in its stead, and the university announced it would file to use it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80465189/|accessdate=June 28, 2021|date=March 23, 1958|page=1|work=The Southern Illinoisan|title=Channel OK'd For Carbondale: SIU Eyes VHF TV Station}}</ref> The FCC granted the WSIU construction permit on November 18, 1959, and add the -TV suffix to its call sign on January 1, 1960.<ref name="wsiuhc"/> Over the course of 1961, construction on the transmitter experienced a series of setbacks, but the station began broadcasting educational programs to 70 area schools on November 6, 1961.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37505873/wsiu-tv-goes-on-air/|accessdate=June 28, 2021|page=3|work=The Southern Illinoisan|title=70 Schools Get Programs: WSIU-TV Goes On Air|date=November 6, 1961}}</ref> |
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In 1966, SIU obtained a construction permit to build a UHF station in Olney to rebroadcast WSIU-TV and expand its coverage area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80465550/|accessdate=June 28, 2021|title=SIU Olney Satellite: TV Station Airing Planned|date=September 22, 1968|work=The Herald and Review|page=45}}</ref> WUSI-TV signed on August 19, 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80465644/|accessdate=June 28, 2021|title=WUSI-TV Channel 16 Has Good Signal Reception|date=October 3, 1968|page=4|work=The Kinmundy Express}}</ref> From 1980 to 1982, the Olney station produced limited opt-out programming from the Carbondale station after receiving a $420,000 grant for equipment; however, budget cuts at SIU and the ] led to these programs being dropped.<ref name="Dail800711">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103961605/sius-olney-station-gets-420000-grant/|date=July 11, 1980|page=7|title=SIU's Olney station gets $420,000 grant|newspaper=Daily Republican-Register|location=Mount Carmel, Illinois|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref><!-- Fri --><ref name="Hera820415">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103961580/siu-will-continue-operating-olney-tv-sta/|date=April 15, 1982|page=A6|first=Dana|last=Cvetan|title=SIU will continue operating Olney TV station|newspaper=Herald and Review|location=Decatur, Illinois|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref><!-- Thu --> |
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==Programming== |
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During Southern Illinois University's academic year, WSIU-TV broadcast a live student-produced newscast, ''River Region Evening Edition'', which airs Monday through Thursday (on days when classes are held) at 5 p.m., with repeats of ''WSIU InFocus'' shown on Friday at 5 p.m. Three other student-produced programs also air on WSIU/WUSI, '']'', ''Studio A'', and ''Scholastic Hi-Q''. Both ''alt.news 26:46'' and ''Studio A'' occasionally air on the station on Sundays at 10 p.m. with ''Scholastic Hi-Q'' airing each Sunday at 5 p.m. Since WUSI-TV operates as a full-time satellite of WSIU-TV, it simulcasts the programs produced from WSIU-TV, with no ]. |
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==Technical information== |
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===Subchannels=== |
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The stations' signals are ]: |
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'''WSIU''' is a ] member television station broadcasting on channel 8, located in ], at ]. SIUC also operates a repeater station, WUSI, channel 16, in ]. WSIU/WUSI also broadcast digital signals, WSIU on 40, WUSI on 19. Altogether, the stations reach portions of the states of ], ], ], and ]. |
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|+Subchannels of WSIU-TV<ref></ref> and WUSI-TV<ref></ref> |
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! scope = "col" | {{small|WSIU-TV}}||{{small|WUSI-TV}} || {{small|WSIU-TV}}||{{small|WUSI-TV}} |
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| rowspan="4" |] || style="text-align: center;" colspan=2|WORLD || ] |
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| style="text-align: center;" colspan=2|CREATE || ] |
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| style="text-align: center;" colspan=2|WSIU FM || Audio simulcast of ] with DTV reception information |
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===Translator=== |
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SIUC also operates radio stations in both cities with the same callsigns; they are members of ] and affiliates of ]. A rebroadcaster of the radio stations, WVSI-FM, transmits from ]. |
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|| ] ||'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|4297|3=WSIU-TV (DRT)}}'''|| 28 || 5 kW || {{convert|202|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || 4297 || {{coord|37|24|23|N|89|33|44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WSIU-TV (DRT)}} |
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===Analog-to-digital conversion=== |
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WSIU-TV and WUSI-TV are unusual among television stations, and PBS stations in particular, in that they both broadcast in ] audio, rather than ], (however the digital channels are broadcast in ]). Consequently, many viewers who live within WSIU-TV's or WUSI-TV's service areas and can receive ] (channel 9, ]) watch KETC instead. On the other hand, WUSI-TV has an advantage over ]'s ] (both of which are in the ], market area) in that it has a stronger signal and can probably reach the majority of the market area more easily. |
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WSIU-TV shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 8, at 9 p.m. on January 29, 2009. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition ] channel 40 to VHF channel 8 for post-transition operations.<ref name="Digital assignments">{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref><ref>, PETE ROSENBERY, SIUC University, January 22, 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125042908/http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/01/22/breaking_news/doc4977b322898c3561948013.txt |date=January 25, 2009 }}</ref> |
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WUSI-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 16, at 9 p.m. on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to ] under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 19,<ref name="Digital assignments"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/02/05/breaking_news/doc498b49384ba24582324724.txt |access-date=March 24, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210171606/http://southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/02/05/breaking_news/doc498b49384ba24582324724.txt |archive-date=February 10, 2009 |title=DTV switch delay will keep some local stations on analog longer |first=Caleb |last=Hale |date=February 5, 2009 |publisher=The Southern}}</ref> using ] 16. |
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Most workers involved in these radio and television stations are students concurrently attending classes at the college. WSIU-TV and WUSI-TV also show ] World News, a non-PBS program, at 5:00 a.m. Central Time (the same time as BBC America), Monday through Friday. When college is not in session during the fall and spring, BBC World News is also shown at 5:00 p.m. Central Time; when classes are in session, River Region Evening Edition, a student produced and run live newscast, replaces BBC World News from Monday through Thursday at 5:00 p.m.; repeats of another local program, WSIU InFocus, is shown on Friday at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. |
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The Post Production Supervisor at the station is Steve North. Mr. North works with many of the students at Southern Illinois University, that volunteer at his post production facility. If the volunteers prove themselves, they have the opportunity to move on to part-time status. Mr. North's workers have moved on to some of the most prestigious production houses, network affiliates, and national networks in the United States. The facility utilizes both linear and non-linear editing. |
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SIU had been interested in educational television since 1950, but the educational television channel assigned to Carbondale—UHF channel 61—was deemed unsuitable as unable to cover a wide area. In 1958, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigned VHF channel 8 in its stead, and the university announced it would file to use it. The FCC granted the WSIU construction permit on November 18, 1959, and add the -TV suffix to its call sign on January 1, 1960. Over the course of 1961, construction on the transmitter experienced a series of setbacks, but the station began broadcasting educational programs to 70 area schools on November 6, 1961.
In 1966, SIU obtained a construction permit to build a UHF station in Olney to rebroadcast WSIU-TV and expand its coverage area. WUSI-TV signed on August 19, 1968. From 1980 to 1982, the Olney station produced limited opt-out programming from the Carbondale station after receiving a $420,000 grant for equipment; however, budget cuts at SIU and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting led to these programs being dropped.
During Southern Illinois University's academic year, WSIU-TV broadcast a live student-produced newscast, River Region Evening Edition, which airs Monday through Thursday (on days when classes are held) at 5 p.m., with repeats of WSIU InFocus shown on Friday at 5 p.m. Three other student-produced programs also air on WSIU/WUSI, alt.news 26:46, Studio A, and Scholastic Hi-Q. Both alt.news 26:46 and Studio A occasionally air on the station on Sundays at 10 p.m. with Scholastic Hi-Q airing each Sunday at 5 p.m. Since WUSI-TV operates as a full-time satellite of WSIU-TV, it simulcasts the programs produced from WSIU-TV, with no local insertion.
WUSI-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 16, at 9 p.m. on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 19, using virtual channel 16.