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station_branding = WOSU-TV 34| |
station_branding = WOSU-TV 34| |
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analog = 34 ([[UHF]])| |
analog = 34 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])| |
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digital = 36 ( |
digital = 36 (UHF)| |
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affiliations = [[PBS]]| |
affiliations = [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]| |
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founded = [[February 20]], [[1956]]| |
founded = [[February 20]], [[1956]]| |
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location = [[Columbus, Ohio]]| |
location = [[Columbus, Ohio]]| |
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callsign_meaning = '''O'''hio '''S'''tate '''U'''niversity| |
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owner = [[Ohio State University]]| |
owner = [[Ohio State University]]| |
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homepage = [http://www.wosu.org/tv/wosutv.php www.wosu.org]| |
homepage = [http://www.wosu.org/tv/wosutv.php www.wosu.org]| |
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'''WOSU-TV''' (channel 34, digital channel 36) is an [[United States|American]] [[television station]] located in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. It is the [[PBS]] |
'''WOSU-TV''' (channel 34, digital channel 36) is an [[United States|American]] [[television station]] located in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. It is the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] member in Columbus. The Ohio State University also operates [[WOSU-TV|WPBO-TV]] in [[Portsmouth, Ohio]], which simulcasts WOSU-TV. WPBO-TV broadcasts on analog channel 42. |
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WOSU-TV first signed on the air on [[February 20]], [[1956]]. In [[1959]], a grant from the [[Ford Foundation]] allowed the station to purchase the first [[video tape recorder]] in [[Ohio]]. WOSU-TV began broadcasting in color in [[1968]], telecasting the [[American football|football game]] between [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] and [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]. The color telecast popularized the UHF band in Columbus. |
WOSU-TV first signed on the air on [[February 20]], [[1956]]. In [[1959]], a grant from the [[Ford Foundation]] allowed the station to purchase the first [[video tape recorder]] in [[Ohio]]. WOSU-TV began broadcasting in color in [[1968]], telecasting the [[American football|football game]] between [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] and [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]. The color telecast popularized the UHF band in Columbus. |
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In [[1972]], the station moved to a new facility, the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, on the banks of the [[Olentangy River]] near (now on) the campus of the Ohio State University. WPBO-TV began broadcasting in Portsmouth in [[1974]]. The stations began broadcasting in stereo in [[1986]]; WOSU-TV was the first in Columbus to do so. |
In [[1972]], the station moved to a new facility, the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, on the banks of the [[Olentangy River]] near (now on) the campus of the Ohio State University. WPBO-TV began broadcasting in Portsmouth in [[1974]]. The stations began broadcasting in stereo in [[1986]]; WOSU-TV was the first in Columbus to do so. |
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==External links== |
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WOSU-TV (channel 34, digital channel 36) is an American television station located in Columbus, Ohio. It is the PBS member in Columbus. The Ohio State University also operates WPBO-TV in Portsmouth, Ohio, which simulcasts WOSU-TV. WPBO-TV broadcasts on analog channel 42.
WOSU-TV first signed on the air on February 20, 1956. In 1959, a grant from the Ford Foundation allowed the station to purchase the first video tape recorder in Ohio. WOSU-TV began broadcasting in color in 1968, telecasting the football game between Ohio State and Michigan. The color telecast popularized the UHF band in Columbus.
In 1972, the station moved to a new facility, the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, on the banks of the Olentangy River near (now on) the campus of the Ohio State University. WPBO-TV began broadcasting in Portsmouth in 1974. The stations began broadcasting in stereo in 1986; WOSU-TV was the first in Columbus to do so.