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When did WGBH drop the W?
August 31, 2020
WGBH (89.7 MHz; branded as GBH without the “W” since August 31, 2020) is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts.
What station is WGBH in Boston?
89.7 WGBH
89.7 WGBH, Boston’s Local NPR Transmitted from our radio tower on Great Blue Hill, 89.7 WGBH produces the most local public radio content in Boston, with more than 30 hours of programming per week, including 17 local newscasts every weekday.
What does GBH media stand for?
Great Blue Hill
Advertisement: The other three call letters in WGBH’s name stood for Great Blue Hill, the site of the station’s original TV and radio transmitters in Milton, which the station’s website says will “forever” hold a “special place in WGBH history.”
What happened to WGBH?
It was run separately from the Boston operations of WGBH television and radio and WGBX-TV. In 2019, the station became part of New England Public Media, a joint venture with the local NPR station WFCR.
How is WGBH funded?
As a nonprofit organization, WGBH is constrained from selling advertising to fill its coffers; it receives more than 30 percent of its funding from PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other public broadcasting stations.
What station is PBS in Boston?
GBH 2
WGBH-TV
| Boston, Massachusetts United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 5 (VHF) (shared with WFXZ-CD) Virtual: 2 |
| Branding | GBH 2 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 2.1/44.1: PBS |
What is the PBS channel in Boston?
channel 2
WGBH-TV, virtual channel 2 (VHF digital channel 5), branded on-air as GBH or GBH 2 since 2020, is the primary Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
How do I contact WGBH Boston?
Please contact WGBH Audience & Member Services with any questions, concerns, or feedback at 617-300-3300 (M-F; 9-5).
Why does WGBH have a W in its call letters?
Since its founding in 1955, the W in the broadcast station’s call letters reflected that it had a broadcast license east of the Mississippi River. Broadcast stations on the west side have letters that begin with the letter K. (WGBH’s other call letters stand for Great Blue Hill, after the site of WGBH’s first transmitter in Milton.)
What happened to WGBH on Cape Cod?
WGBH is also dropping the letter from its local affiliates; WCAI, the public radio service for the Cape and Islands, will become CAI and 99.5 WCRB will become CRB Classical 99.5. WGBX Channel 44, the secondary sister TV station of WGBH, will also be renamed GBH 44.
Why is NBC dropping the ‘W’ from its name?
Though the company will maintain a focus on local TV and radio broadcast, the company said it will drop the “W” to reflect that growing shift to streaming, apps, podcasts, social media and virtual events.
What channel is GBH 44?
WGBX Channel 44, which airs British dramas and PBS programming, will become GBH 44. WGBH is known in households throughout New England, producing primetime shows including “Masterpiece,” “Antiques Roadshow,” “Frontline,” “Nova” and “American Experience.”