michigan wgvk kalamazoo michigan united states branding wgvu slogan west michigan public broadcasting channels digital wgvu 11 vhf 35.1 psip wgvk 5 vhf 52.1 psip affiliations pbs create dt2 mhz worldview dt3 owner grand valley state university first air date wgvu december 17 1972 wgvk october 1 1984 call letters meaning wgvu grand valley state university wgvk wgvu kalamazoo former callsigns wgvu wgvc 1972 1987 wgvk none former channel number s analog wgvu 35 uhf 1972 2009 wgvk 52 uhf 1984 2009 transmitter power wgvu 50 kw digital wgvk 10 kw digital height wgvu 238 m digital wgvk 169 m digital facility id wgvu 24784 wgvk 24783 transmitter coordinates wgvu 42 57 35 n 85 53 45 w 42.95972 n 85.89583 w 42.95972 ; 85.89583 wgvk 42 18 23 n 85 39 25 w 42.30639 n 85.65694 w 42.30639 ; 85.65694 wgvk website www.wgvu.org television wgvu tv virtual channel 35 vhf digital channel 11 is a pbs member television station located in grand rapids michigan united states . wgvu operates a full time satellite station wgvk virtual channel 52 vhf digital channel 5 in kalamazoo . the two stations are owned by grand valley state university . wgvu s studios are located in the meijer public broadcast center located in the eberhard center on the gvsu pew campus ; wgvu s transmitter is located near the gvsu campus in allendale charter township wgvk s transmitter is located in kalamazoo s westwood neighborhood . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 weekly 2.2 specials 2.3 documentaries 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 references 5 external links history edit the station signed on the air on december 17 1972 as wgvc tv owned by what was then grand valley state college . channel 35 originally operated from the basement of manitou hall on gvsc s allendale campus . wgvc tv s signal was somewhat marginal in the southern portion of the vast west michigan market kalamazoo and battle creek . it must conform its signal to protect fellow pbs member wnit in south bend on adjacent channel 34 . in much of this area wgvc tv could only be seen on cable . this was very similar to what the area s main abc affiliate wzzm tv channel 13 faced due to the presence of wtvg in toledo ohio . to make up for this shortfall in coverage grand valley state signed on wgvk as a satellite station in 1984 . in 1986 the station relocated to its current studio facility at the meijer public broadcast center . the station s callsign was changed to wgvu in 1987 when grand valley state was elevated to university status . programming edit weekly edit ask the ... a live call in show about a specific topic hosted by shelley irwin ; it airs thursdays at 6 00 p.m. grand valley state sports report formerly gv sports hosted by wzzm tv sports anchor brent ashcroft this program covers grand valley state university athletics . during the athletic season it airs mondays at 6 and 11 p.m. and does not air during the summer months . west michigan week a program discussing the week s news headlines hosted by patrick center ; it airs fridays at 9 30 p.m. wgvu newsmakers a program profiling people and issues hosted by patrick center ; it airs wednesdays at 6 00 p.m. specials edit wgvu community connection a monthly program hosted by shelley irwin . it spotlights non profit agencies in west michigan . wgvu family health matters a program covering health issues . documentaries edit wgvu produces documentaries . notable documentaries are lz michigan a landing zone to remember honor and celebrate our community s veterans and their families time and chance gerald ford s appointment with history surviving auschwitz children of the shoah and defying hitler . digital television edit digital channels edit wgvu and wgvk s digital channels are multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 2 35.1 52.1 1080i 16 9 wgvu 11 wgvkdt1 main wgvu wgvk programming pbs 35.2 52.2 480i 4 3 wgvu 11 wgvkdt2 create 35.3 52.3 wgvu 11 wgvkdt3 mhz worldview 35.4 52.4 wgvu 11 wgvkdt4 schedule & radio wgvu wgvk s main channel offers programming in 1080i high definition ; standard definition programs are shown with pillarboxing . wgvu wgvk s fourth digital subchannel offers a scrolling still screen featuring schedule information for the station s three other subchannels along with background audio from oldies radio sister station wgvu wgvs am . wgvu fm is available through the sap channel . analog to digital conversion edit wgvu and wgvk shut down their analog signals over uhf channel 35 and 52 respectively on june 12 2009 as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television . 3 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition vhf channel 11 and wgvk s digital signal remained on its pre transition vhf channel 5 using psip to display their respective virtual channels as 35 and 52 on digital television receivers . references edit rabbitears tv query for wgvu rabbitears tv query for wgvk list of digital full power stations external links edit wgvu broadcasting query the fcc s tv station database for wgvu query the fcc s tv station database for wgvk biafn s media web database information on wgvu tv biafn s media web database information on wgvk tv laker watchbox wgvu online auction v t e grand valley state university academics annis water resources institute grand rapids medical mile michigan alternative and renewable energy center seidman college of business athletics football golf course grand valley state lakers gvsu fieldhouse gvsu victory louie the laker lubbers stadium campus allendale beckering family carillon tower cook carillon tower grand rapids kirkhof center people l. william seidman list of grand valley state university people presidents james zumberge arend lubbers mark murray thomas j. haas student life grand valley lanthorn jafax wcks wgvu am fm tv v t e broadcast television in west michigan including grand rapids kalamazoo and battle creek reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations grand rapids wood 8 .1 nbc .2 bounce tv .3 laff wzzm 13 .1 abc .2 accuwx .3 justice network wxsp cd 15 .1 mntv .2 cozi .3 escape wolp cd 15 .3 mntv .4 cozi wxmi 17 .1 fox .2 antenna .3 this wuhq ld 29 .1 daystar wgvu 35 .1 pbs .2 create .3 mhz .4 schedules wgvu am audio w48cl 48 3abn kalamazoo wwmt 3 .1 cbs .2 the cw .3 comet wuho lp 36 ind. wokz cd 50 .1 mntv .2 cozi .3 escape wgvk 52 .1 pbs .2 create .3 mhz .4 schedules wgvu am audio wjgp ld 54.1 tct 54.2 tct hd 54.3 tct kids wlla 64 .1 the family channel .2 metv 6.3 rtv battle creek wobc cd 14 .1 mntv .2 cozi .3 escape wotv 41 .1 abc .2 gettv .3 grit .4 wx radar wzpx 43 .1 ion .2 qubo .3 ion life .4 shop .5 qvc .6 hsn muskegon w17df d w42cb d 17 .1 fox .2 antenna tv .3 this tv woms cd 29 .1 mntv .2 cozi .3 escape wmkg cd 38 .1 launch tv wtlj 54 .1 tct .2 tct hd .3 tct family holland wogc cd 25 .1 nbc .2 bounce tv .3 laff woho cd 33 .1 mntv .2 cozi .3 escape cable channels fox sports detroit mgtv comcast television michigan broadcast television areas by city alpena detroit duluth mn flint saginaw bay city grand rapids kalamazoo green bay wi lansing jackson marquette northern michigan south bend in toledo oh see also milwaukee tv v t e pbs member stations in the state of michigan cmu public television wcml 6 alpena wcmu 14 mt. pleasant wcmw 21 manistee wcmv 27 cadillac wcmz 28 flint other stations michigan channel ann arbor wnmu 13 marquette wdcq 19 bad axe wkar 23 east lansing wgvu 35 wgvk 52 grand rapids kalamazoo wtvs 56 detroit see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in michigan v t e meijer people frederik meijer mark murray related places frederik meijer gardens & sculpture park memorial mall races meijer 300 related organizations wgvu tv retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wgvu tv & oldid 742469791 categories pbs member stationstelevision channels and stations established in 1972television stations in grand rapids michigangrand valley state universityallendale michigan navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 october 2016 at 22 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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